1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 8 and 9 April 1995 to elect members to the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front won an overwhelming majority of the seats. There were 120 constituencies but 55 members were returned unopposed. The elections were not free and fair, as the authoritarian ZANU-PF party abused election rules and intimidated the opposition.

1995 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
8–9 April 1995
120 of the 150 seats in the House of Assembly
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Mugabe Ndabaningi Sithole
Party ZANU–PF ZANU–Ndonga
Last election 117 seats 1 seat
Seats won 118 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,143,349 97,470
Percentage 81.38% 6.94%

The elections occurred under the context of controversial constitutional changes and a disastrous economic structural adjustment programme.

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