Results of the 2013 Zimbabwean general election

Results of the 2013 Zimbabwean general election

31 July 2013
Registered6,187,003
Turnout56.25%
 
Candidate Robert Mugabe Morgan Tsvangirai
Party ZANU–PF MDC-T
Popular vote 2,110,434 1,172,349
Percentage 61.88% 34.37%

President before election

Robert Mugabe
ZANU–PF

Elected President

Robert Mugabe
ZANU–PF


All 270 seats in the National Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ZANU–PF Robert Mugabe 62.93 197 +98
MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai 30.24 70 −30
MDC Welshman Ncube 4.70 2 −8
Independent Jonathan Tawonana Samukange 1.34 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

60 of the 80 seats in the Senate
41 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
ZANU–PF Robert Mugabe 37 +7
MDC-T Morgan Tsvangirai 21 −3
MDC Welshman Ncube 2 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Maps

The 2013 Zimbabwean general election was held in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013 for the presidency and to set the membership of the 8th Parliament, consisting of the Senate and National Assembly. These were the first elections conducted under the rules of the new Constitution of Zimbabwe which had been approved in the 2013 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum.

While the polls were conducted peacefully and with high voter turnout in many areas, the announcement and validation of results were marred by substantial controversies, particularly concerning transparency, the integrity of the voters' roll, and allegations of systematic irregularities that undermined the credibility of the outcome in the eyes of opposition parties, domestic observers, and some international stakeholders.