1975 Tanzanian general election

General elections were held in Tanzania on 26 October 1975. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Tanganyika African National Union as the sole legal party on the mainland, and the Afro-Shirazi Party was the only party in Zanzibar. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each of the constituencies (although 40 were elected unopposed),[1] whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on TANU leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy.

1975 Tanzanian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Julius Nyerere
Party TANU
Popular vote 4,172,267
Percentage 93.25%

President before election

Julius Nyerere
TANU

Elected President

Julius Nyerere
TANU

Voter turnout was 82% for both elections.[2] The country's population was around 15 million at the time of the election.[1]

Results edit

President edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Julius NyerereTanganyika African National Union4,172,26793.25
Against302,0056.75
Total4,474,272100.00
Valid votes4,474,27298.17
Invalid/blank votes83,3231.83
Total votes4,557,595100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,577,56681.71
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly edit

PartyVotes%Seats
TANUASP4,474,267100.0096
Appointed and indirectly-elected members127
Total4,474,267100.00223
Valid votes4,474,26798.17
Invalid/blank votes83,3281.83
Total votes4,557,595100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,577,56981.71
Source: IPU, Nohlen et al.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tanzania: One party elections 1970-1990 EISA
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp880-884 ISBN 0-19-829645-2