Composition of Senate.

120 Composition of Senate. (1) The Senate consists of eighty Senators, of whom— (a) six are elected from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, by a system of proportional representation conforming with subsection (2); (b) sixteen are Chiefs, of whom two are elected by the provincial assembly of Chiefs from each of the provinces, other than the metropolitan provinces, into which Zimbabwe is divided; (c) the President and Deputy President of the National Council of Chiefs; and (d) two are elected in the manner prescribed in the Electoral Law to represent persons with disabilities. (2) Elections of Senators must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law, which must ensure that the Senators referred to in subsection (1 )(a) are elected under a party-list system of proportional representation — (a) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in each of the provinces in the general election for Members of the National Assembly; and (b) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately, every list being headed by a female candidate.