constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 123 Deputy President of Senate (1) As soon as practicable after electing a President of the Senate following a general election, the Senate must elect a Senator to be the Deputy President of the Senate. (2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy President of the Senate, the Senate must without delay elect a person to fill the vacancy. (3) Elections to the office of Deputy President of the Senate must be conducted by the Clerk of Parliament under the supervision of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, by secret ballot in accordance with Standing Orders, and the results must be announced forthwith. (4) Before commencing his or her duties, the Deputy President of the Senate must take before the Chief Justice or the next most senior judge available the oaths of loyalty and office in the forms set out in the Third Schedule. (5) The Deputy President of the Senate may resign his or her office by announcing his or her resignation in person to the Senate or, if the Senate is not sitting, by giving written notice to the President of the Senate or, in the absence of the President of the Senate, to the Clerk of Parliament. (6) The Deputy President of the Senate must vacate his or her office-(a) upon ceasing to be a Senator; (b) upon becoming the Speaker; (c) upon becoming a Vice-President, Minister or Deputy Minister; (d) if a resolution for his or her removal from office is passed by at least two-thirds of the total membership of the Senate. PART 4 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 124 Composition of National Assembly (1) The National Assembly consists of-(a) two hundred and ten members elected by secret ballot from the two hundred and ten constituencies into which Zimbabwe is divided; and (b) for the life of the first two Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces. (2) Elections of Members of the National Assembly must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law. (3) The qualifications for registration as a voter and for voting at elections of Members of the National Assembly are set out in the Fourth Schedule. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 51