What Parliament Ad Hoc Committee said about delimitation report- full report

(iv) Matabeleland North

In Matabeleland North, Hwange RDC, ZEC used the wrong averages, and maximum and minimum thresholds.

For a population of 36,481 and 20 wards, the actual average was 1824 against the ZEC

The actual maximum threshold is 2189 against ZEC 2211, and actual minimum is 1459 against ZEC 1474.

In Matabeleland North, Hwange RDC, Hwange East Constituency, ward 8 was delimited at 1019 below the ZEC minimum threshold of 1474 and the actual minimum of 1459.

In Matabeleland North, Hwange RDC, Hwange East Constituency, ward 12 was delimited at 1411 below the ZEC minimum threshold of 1474, and the actual minimum of 1459.

In Matabeleland North, Hwange RDC, Hwange East Constituency, ward 18 was delimited at 1438 below the ZEC minimum threshold of 1474 and the actual minimum of 1459.

In Matabeleland North, Hwange RDC, Hwange East, ward 19 was delimited at 1294 below the ZEC minimum threshold of 1474 and the actual minimum of 1459.

In Matabeleland North, Victoria Falls municipality, Hwange West Constituency, ward 3 was delimited at 1593 below the minimum threshold of 1600.

(v) Matabeleland South

In Matabeleland South, Gwanda RDC, Gwanda South Constituency, ward 20 was delimited at 1524 below minimum threshold of 1585.

In Matabeleland South, Matobo RDC, Matobo Constituency, ward 14 was delimited at 1104 below minimum threshold of 1105.

4.1.5 APPENDAGE OF SIGNATURES BY THE COMMISSIONERS

The Committee noted that there was a provision for Commissioners to append signatures but they did not proceed to sign off the document. This observation was made in view of the fact that the 2007 Final Delimitation Report was signed off by all Commissioners save for one.

4.1.6   GENERAL OBSERVATIONS   ON THE PRELIMINARY DELIMITATION REPORT

The Committee noted that previous delimitation reports contained sufficient detail in terms of descriptions compared to the current ZEC Report. ZEC could have maintained the same style which is user friendly for the ordinary citizens.

4.2 SPECIFIC ISSUES WHICH REQUIRE CONSIDERATION BY ZEC

The Committee considered all the specific concerns raised by Members in relation to the delimitation exercise. The issues are provided as an Annexure to the Report and require consideration by ZEC before finalisation of the delimitation exercise.

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