It was created in the delimitation of 2008 from the former
Goromonzi constituency, and covers Makumbe, Parirewa, Domboshava and Makumbe Mission. In the
March 2008 parliamentary election the seat was won by the
ZANU–PF candidate who defeated the
MDC candidate from the
Morgan Tsvangirai faction (MDC-T) by just 262 votes. In the 2013 election the ZANU-PF candidate, Biata B. Nyamupinga, was again challenged by
Ian Makone (MDC-T) as well as by Wonder Chinamora (MDC). Nyamupinga retained her seat in the Assembly. A recount in Goromonzi West was conducted in April 2008, increasing ZANU-PF's total by one vote, from 6,193 to 6,194. In the
July 2018 parliamentary election the seat was won by the ZANU-PF candidate who defeated the
MDC Alliance. The ZANU-PF candidate,
Energy Mutodi, was again challenged by Tamborinyoka (MDC-A) as well as by Wonder Chinamora (MDC); Mutodi retained his seat in the Assembly. == Members ==