Results of a sham election - ZEC figures
On March 29th 2008, Robert Mugabe polled total votes of 1,079,730. Somehow, despite mass intimidation, gross violence, increasing poverty, murders, and hyper-inflation, Robert Mugabe’s popularity accelerated faster than our inflation figures (which is quite something) and he managed to secure himself an extra 1,070,539 votes on 27 June 2008. He has effectively doubled his vote.
Do not forget that Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew from this poll and a call to boycott the elections was circulated and supported in many areas (see Sokwanele round-ups on the day of the polls here and here). The Pan African Parliamentary observers have independently also confirmed an extremely low turnout, but this is not reflected in the turnout figures below.
There are two rows per province in the table; the yellow highlighed row shows the results for March 29th 2008, excluding the other two candidates who competed on that day. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) have not released the results on a constituency basis so we cannot make detailed comparisons.
| Province | Tsvangirai | Mugabe | Spoilt | Totals | Turnout |
| Bulawayo 27/6 | 13291 | 21127 | 9166 | 43584 | 14% |
| Bulawayo 29/3 | 49657 | 11118 | 551 | 97236 | 30% |
| Harare 27/6 | 48307 | 156478 | 36447 | 241232 | 31% |
| Harare 29/3 | 227166 | 61215 | 1452 | 315449 | 40% |
| Manicaland 27/6 | 29561 | 323284 | 17525 | 370370 | 48% |
| Manicaland 29/3 | 212029 | 141592 | 6061 | 375159 | 48% |
| Mashonaland Central 27/6 | 4066 | 276912 | 3409 | 284387 | 54% |
| Mashonaland Central 29/3 | 75722 | 157626 | 4080 | 245345 | 47% |
| Mashonaland East 27/6 | 11171 | 315119 | 7675 | 333965 | 51% |
| Mashonaland East 29/3 | 119661 | 160965 | 4578 | 297312 | 45% |
| Mashonaland West 27/6 | 18459 | 256699 | 10821 | 285979 | 46% |
| Mashonaland West 29/3 | 107345 | 134730 | 3275 | 258436 | 41% |
| Masvingo 27/6 | 12804 | 321404 | 9740 | 343948 | 46% |
| Masvingo 29/3 | 145198 | 156672 | 7318 | 323563 | 44% |
| Matabeleland North 27/6 | 40099 | 84185 | 9907 | 134191 | 37% |
| Matabeleland North 29/3 | 70611 | 42825 | 3596 | 154708 | 42% |
| Matabeleland South 27/6 | 21687 | 92654 | 7353 | 121694 | 34% |
| Matabeleland South 29/3 | 34885 | 46156 | 2541 | 121724 | 34% |
| Midlands 27/6 | 33555 | 302407 | 19438 | 355400 | 45% |
| Midlands 29/3 | 153288 | 166831 | 5363 | 347150 | 44% |
| Total 27/6: | 233000 | 2150269 | 131481 | 2514750 | 42.4% |
| Total 29/3: | 1195562 | 1079730 | 38815 | 2536082 | 42.7% |
| Percentage 27/6 | 9.8% | 90.2% | — | 100% | — |
| Percentage 29/3 | 47.9% | 43.2% | — | 100%* | — |
* This 100% figure includes the other Presidential candidates who competed on March 29th 2008.
June 29th, 2008 17:49
These thugs are hilarious. We all knew they were going to fix the figures, but you would think they would at least try to make the figures some what plausible. This just demonstrates how they are mentally completely out of their minds because they can’t even tell how stupid their actions are.
June 29th, 2008 18:04
So interesting to see exactly the same voter turnout in Manicaland and Matabeleland South… you have to laugh… it must have been such a headache working it out!! I wish we’d had a fly on the wall in the crowd waiting for the ‘inauguration’… must have been anxious moments there!
June 29th, 2008 18:29
Dear Sokwanele,
Robert Mugabe’s increase in votes received since March almost matches Zimbabwe’s inflation rate! This is just pathetic. Mugabe has been renowned for his cunning finesse over the years but these “results” have all the finesse of a hippo charging into water.
regards,
Senator David Coltart
June 29th, 2008 18:43
If you go to the poll alone you should win and lose 100% votes.How Evil can a man be just to protect his war crimes, beating and killing people to vote for him.If you eat alone you will cough alone, human beings are not for human but for God, He is watching your steps sonny.
June 29th, 2008 19:25
Your above post and table of results plus a few
choice words of my own sent to every SADC, AU, UN, UNSC and Trade Union official’s contact
e-mails that I know - about 165 people. Thought this might make me feel better, calmer,
less hysterical - it didn’t - oh well!*?
I guess we now have no choice but to wait and see what Mbeki’s latest blocking moves achieve.
As Mbeki’s wife and The First Shopper are related, do you think they’ll visit the same
Egyptian shops together while their husbands
hold hands and smile to the world stating that
there is still, “No crisis in Zimbabwe.”
June 30th, 2008 05:02
@ Owekay
My sentiments exactly.
But tell me how many of these emails are actually getting through?
All of my emails to the AU contacts bounce back via spamfilters.
June 30th, 2008 11:47
I think the AU have now set strict filters on their mail boxes because my emails & petitions have also bounced back.
July 1st, 2008 00:31
No need to send e.mails. This silence at the AU is very loud! Catch my drift? Mugabe almost got involved in a street fight with one of the reporters today. That’s loud enough methinks!
July 1st, 2008 01:09
See it on ITN WORLD NEWS. Just google it. What an embarassment to himself and AFRICAN politicians!!