| Mutare Central | |
| Parl Name: | National Assembly of Zimbabwe |
| District Label: | Province |
| District: | Manicaland |
| Region: | Mutare |
| Year: | 1990; reestablished 2000 |
| Seats: | 1 |
| Party: | Citizens Coalition for Change |
| Member: | Brian James |
Mutare Central is a constituency represented in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Mutare in Manicaland Province. Its current MP since the 2023 general election is Brian James of the Citizens Coalition for Change, the former mayor of Mutare.[1] The constituency was previously represented between 2000 and 2023 by Innocent Gonese.[2] [3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare Urban | |||
| 1985 | Edgar Tekere | ZANU–PF | |
| Mutare Central | |||
| 1990 | Daniel Sithole | ZANU–PF | |
| Constituency abolished 1995–2000 | |||
| 2000 | Innocent Gonese | MDC | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2008 | MDC–T | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | MDC Alliance | ||
| 2023 | Brian James | CCC | |
In the 2008 parliamentary election the seat was won by the MDC candidate loyal to Morgan Tsvangirai. The ZANU–PF candidate came second followed by the MDC candidate loyal to Arthur Mutambara.
Other candidates polled a total of 138 votes (1.34%)