more  than  two-­‐thirds  of  those  who  voted  for  MDC-­‐T  at  House  of  Assembly  level,  did  not   vote  for  Khupe.     •   All  other  candidates  combined  won  3.3%  of  Bulawayo’s  presidential  vote.     •   All  candidates  other  than  Chamisa  and  Mnangagwa  won  6%  of  the  presidential  vote  in   Bulawayo,  which  is  higher  than  the  national  percentage,  which  showed  that  4.7%  of  votes   were  for  other  candidates.       Matabeleland  North   •   ZANU  PF  won  the  most  votes  in  Matabeleland  North,  with  39.5%  of  votes.   •   MDC-­‐A  won  37.8%,  and  MDC-­‐T  won  another  9.5%  of  votes,  meaning  that  the  combined   MDC  vote  was  47.3%,  which  was  7.8%  more  than  the  ZANU  PF  vote.     •   A  further  13.2%  of  voters,  did  not  vote  for  either  MDCs  or  ZANU  PF.     •   Altogether,  the  non-­‐ZANU-­‐PF  vote  adds  up  to  60.5%.     •   It  is  apparent  that  a  clear  majority  of  voters  in  Matabeleland  North  at  House  of  Assembly   level,  did  not  want  ZANU  PF  candidates  to  win.  This  is  important  to  remember  in  a  context   where  there  has  been  a  widespread  backlash  against  rural  provinces  on  social  media,  where   rural  voters  have  been  represented  by  those  supporting  the  MDC-­‐A  as  responsible  for  ZANU   PF’s  and  Mnangagwa’s  win  nationally.  It  was  simply  a  divided  opposition  that  allowed  ZANU   PF  to  win  most  seats  in ��Matabeleland  North  province.     •   MDC-­‐A  won  5  seats  in  the  northern  half  of  Matabeleland  North  –  in  Hwange  and  Binga.     •   ZANU  PF  won  8  seats,  but  3  of  these  seats  were  won  by  ZANU  PF  on  a  divided  opposition   vote.     •   In  Lupane  West  and  Nkayi  South  the  combined  MDC-­‐A  and  MDC-­‐T  vote  was  comfortably   greater  than  the  ZANU  PF  vote.  In  Lupane  East,  the  combined  non-­‐ZANU  PF  vote  was   greater  than  the  ZANU  PF  vote.  Certainly  two  and  probably  three  seats  were  won  by  ZANU   PF  in  this  province  because  of  the  divided  opposition.     •   This  means  that  a  united  opposition  would  have  won  control  of  this  province,  with  either  7   or  8  out  of  13  constituencies.     •   In  the  context  of  Mnangagwa  asserting  that  there  will  be  devolution  in  keeping  with  the   constitution  during  the  next  few  years,  the  divisions  in  the  opposition  mean  that  ZANU  PF   will  be  in  the  running  to  make  key  appointments  in  Matabeleland  North,  instead  of  the   opposition.     •   At  presidential  level,  Chamisa  won  the  vote  with  50.2%,  and  Mnangagwa  received  40.7%  of   the  vote.  Khupe  won  4.7%,  and  other  candidates  combined  won  4.4%.  Altogether,  votes   other  than  for  the  two  main  presidential  candidates  amounted  to  9.1%,  more  than  double   the  national  figure.       Matabeleland  South   •   ZANU  PF  won  53%  of  the  vote,  showing  a  simple  majority  of  votes.     •   MDC-­‐A  won  30.3%,  and  MDC-­‐T  won  5.2%,  or  a  combined  vote  of  35.5%.       13