ZESN - Promoting Democratic Elections in Zimbabwe 18. Results The distribution of the number of seats in the National Assembly by sex is depicted in Figure 18.1 below. Full results of the 2018 Harmonised elections can be found on this link https://www.zec.org.zw/pages/election_results20 18#. Figure 22: Number of Seats in the National Assembly by sex Table 17 is a summary of the distribution of National Assembly (direct election) seats won by political parties. As the table shows, ZANU PF has a two-thirds majority (145) seats, 69%. 31.50% Table 17: Distribution of National Assembly Constituencies (Direct Election) by Political Parties Party/ Independent Number of Seats Independent 1 MDC - Alliance 63 ZANU PF 145 68.52% Female SENATE In the Senate, 35 seats (44%) are occupied by females and 45(56%) are occupied by males. Table 19 shows the distribution of the number of seats amongst political parties, chiefs, and Senators to represent PWDs. ZANU PF occupies 35 seats, MDC-Alliance has 24, MDC-T has one seat, Chiefs have 18 seats, and Senators to represent PWDs have two seats. Source: ZEC The Women's Quota seats distribution by political party is indicated in Table 18. As the table shows, ZANU-PF has 35 seats, MDC Alliance 24, and MDC-T 1 seat. Table 18: Women's Quota Seats by Political Party Political Party Table 19: Distribution of Seats in Senate Number of Seats MDC Alliance Number of Seats ZANU PF MDC Alliance MDC-T Chiefs Senators Representing PWDs Total 24 MDC-T 1 ZANU-PF 35 Total 60 Male 35 24 1 18 2 80 % 44% 30% 1% 23% 3% 100% Source: ZEC Source: ZEC 57 Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: www.zec.org.zw 65 REPORT ON THE 30 JULY 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS ZESN

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