1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Mr. Speaker Sir, pursuant to relevant legal declarations by the Honourable Speaker, by elections were proclaimed for Chirurnanzu-Zibagwe and Mt. Darwin constituencies for the 27th of March 2015. Furthermore, arising from the expulsion of some Members of Parliament by their political parties, 16 vacancies were created in the National Assembly for the following constituencies; Dzivarasekwa, Kambuzuma, Tsholotsho, Makokoba, Lobengula, GlenView South, Harare East, Kuwadzana, Highfields, Mpopoma-Pelandaba, Pumula, Mbizo, Dangamvura-Chikanga, Luveve, Hurungwe West and Headlands. These by-elections are scheduled for the lOth of June 2015.