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The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the Lower Chamber of the country's Bicameral Parliament . It was the Unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005 , when the Senate was re-introduced.

The current House of Assembly, formed following Elections held on 31 March 2005 , has a total of 150 members. 120 members are directly elected in single member Constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post ) system. The President appoints 12 additional members and 8 Provincial governors who hold reserved seats in the House. The remaining 10 seats are held by traditional chiefs who are chosen by their peers. All members serve five-year terms.

John Nkomo is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly.


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