Figure 2: Marondera Central By-election results The graph below shows the results of the 2015 Mbire by-election. Figure 3: Mbire By-election results Comments on the Results:    ZANU-PF retained all three Constituency seats. The by-elections were poorly contested as the country’s largest opposition party the MDC-T continues to boycott by-elections citing the need for electoral reforms. In Epworth the votes received by the ZANU-PF candidates decreased by 4,949 as compared to the 2013 results. In 2013 the total votes cast was 25,814 compared to 11,160 on September 19, 2015. 18 | P a g e