The Chambani by-election was a by-election held for the Tanzanian parliamentary constituency of Chambani. It was triggered by the death of Salim Khamis, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Civic United Front (CUF) since 2010.[1] The by-election took place on 16 June 2013 and the CUF candidate won by a landslide.[2]
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The Chambani constituency in the Tanzanian Parliament | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 3,255 (67.34%) | |||||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Chambani by-election, 2013 Death of Salim Khamis 19 spoilt votes Electorate: 4,834 Turnout: 3,255 (67.34%) –23.52 | CUF hold Majority: 2,306 (71.26%) | Yussuf Salim Hussein | CUF | 2,708 | 83.68 | +7.38 | ||
| Mathari Saharani | CCM | 402 | 12.42 | –1.79 | ||||
| Said Abdallah | ADC | 114 | 3.52 | - | ||||
| Siti Shaibu | Chadema | 12 | 0.37 | –0.61 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Collapsed Chambani lawmaker Salim dies". IPP Media. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ "Jumbe celebrates 93rd birthday". Daily News (Tanzania). 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-03-20.