Electoral History
| General Election 2008: Khumalo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| MDC-M | David Coltart | 8,021 | 49.8 | ||
| MDC-T | Joubert Mangena | 6,077 | 37.7 | ||
| ZANU-PF | Charles Mpofu | 2,002 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 16,100 | ||||
| MDC-M hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bulawayo South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| MDC | David Coltart | 12,120 | 75.8 | -8.9 | |
| ZANU-PF | Sithembiso Nyoni | 3,777 | 23.6 | +10.6 | |
| Independent | Charles Mpofu | 84 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,343 | 52.2 | -19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 15,981 | 36.4 | +0.6 | ||
| MDC hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2000: Bulawayo South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| MDC | David Coltart | 20,781 | 84.7 | N/A | |
| ZANU-PF | Callistus Ndlovu | 3,193 | 13.0 | -51.6 | |
| Independent | Others | 552 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,588 | 71.7 | |||
| Turnout | 24,526 | 35.8 | |||
| MDC gain from ZANU-PF | Swing | ||||
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