member for Chiredzi South, died on 15 September 2006. A byelection there on 17 February 2007 saw Kallisto Gwanetsa (ZANU-PF) hold the seat with 10,401 votes, Mrs Emmaculate Makondo (MDC – Tsvangirai) getting 3,300, Mayithani Chauke (UPP) 896, and Nehemiah Zenamwe (MDC – Mutambara) 674. There were 332 spoilt ballots and the electorate was 53,128. Zaka East A byelection was held in Zaka East following the death of Tinos Rusere (ZANU-PF) on 2 March 2007. Polling day was fixed for 9 June; both factions of the MDC boycotted the election. Col. Livingstone Chineka (ZANU-PF) won the seat with 11,152 votes; Nicholas Shanga (United People's Party) was runner up with 1,117 votes, and Lameck Batirai (Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party) had 622 votes. There was a 27.1% turnout. Note The results given by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs appear to be in error, having copied the figures for Mberengwa East. The results here are confirmed with other sources. References Official results from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2005 elections in Africa Election results in Zimbabwe 2005 in Zimbabwe