Zimbabwean general election, 2005

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The Zimbabwean general election of 2005 was a national parliamentary and local government election marked by allegations of electoral irregularities and intense competition between the ruling ZANU–PF and the opposition, including the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai faction.

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instanceOf general election
parliamentary election
additionalNonElectedParliamentarySeats 30
allegations electoral irregularities
manipulation of voters’ roll
media bias
voter intimidation
appointingAuthorityForNonElectedSeats President of Zimbabwe
controversy questions over freeness and fairness of the poll
country Zimbabwe
electedSeatsInHouseOfAssembly 120
electionType parliamentary
electoralCommission Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
elects members of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
enabledConstitutionalAmendments yes
endDate 2005-03-31
hasPart 2005 Zimbabwean local government elections
2005 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
internationalObservation African Union observers
Commonwealth excluded from observing
Southern African Development Community observers
languageOfCampaigning English
Ndebele
linked to: Northern Ndebele

Shona
leaderOfOppositionParty Morgan Tsvangirai
leaderOfRulingParty Robert Mugabe
legalFramework Electoral Act of Zimbabwe
legislativeBody Parliament of Zimbabwe
locatedIn Southern Africa
locatedInTime March 2005
mainOppositionParty Movement for Democratic Change
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
mainRulingParty ZANU–PF
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
linked to: ZANU–PF
nextElection Zimbabwean general election, 2008
numberOfRounds 1
oppositionPartyPopularVotePercentage 39
oppositionPartySeatsWon 41
otherParties independent candidates
otherPartiesSeatsWon 1
partOf Elections in Zimbabwe
previousElection Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000
resultingParliamentaryMajority ZANU–PF two-thirds majority
rulingPartyPopularVotePercentage 59
rulingPartySeatsWon 78
startDate 2005-03-31
timePeriod 21st century
totalSeatsContested 120
voterTurnoutDescription under 50 percent
voterTurnoutPercentage 47

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Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai participatedIn Zimbabwean general election, 2005
Zimbabwean general election, 2000 nextElection Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2005
Movement for Democratic Change participatedIn 2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary election
subject linked to: MDC
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2005
Zimbabwean general election, 2008 precededBy Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2005
Zimbabwean general election, 2005 hasPart 2005 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2005