When Ray Kaukonde, ZANU-PF MP for Mudzi East, was made Provincial Governor of Mashonaland East, he obtained an ex officio seat in Parliament and therefore vacated his constituency of Mudzi East. A byelection was held on 18 June 2005 at which the electorate was 42,072. Joseph Musa (ZANU-PF) won with 15,811 votes; Bvunzayi Gozi (MDC) had 2,382 votes.