Section 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 four Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty

women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided,

elected under a party-list system of proportional representation based on the votes cast

for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency

members in the provinces;

[Paragraph amended by s. 11 of Act No. 2 of 2021]

    (c) a further additional ten youth members, that is, persons aged from twenty-one to thirty-

five years of age, one from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided,

elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—

          (i) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a

general election for constituency members in the provinces; and

          (ii) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately:

[Paragraph inserted by s. 11 of Act No. 2 of 2021]

Provided that political parties must ensure that—

    (a) ten of the sixty women members are under the age of thirty-five;

    (b) women with disabilities are represented on their party lists; and

    (c) young women with disabilities are represented on their party lists in terms of an Act of

Parliament.

[Proviso inserted by s. 11 of Act No. 2 of 2021]

(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.