General elections were held in Zanzibar in July 1963. The number of seats was increased from 22 to 31, and the result was a victory for the Zanzibar Nationalist Party and Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party alliance, which won 18 seats, despite the fact that the Afro-Shirazi Party, which had won 13, claimed 54.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was estimated to be 99.1%.[1]
The ZNP-ZPPP alliance, which involved the two parties not running candidates against each other in their strongholds, was invited to form a government, and led the country to independence on 10 December that year. However, on 12 January 1964, the Zanzibar Revolution brought the ASP to power.[2]
Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-Shirazi Party | 87,085 | 54.21 | 13 | +3 | |
| Zanzibar Nationalist Party | 47,950 | 29.85 | 12 | +2 | |
| Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party | 25,609 | 15.94 | 6 | +3 | |
| Total | 160,644 | 100.00 | 31 | +8 | |
| Valid votes | 160,644 | 98.25 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,866 | 1.75 | |||
| Total votes | 163,510 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 165,044 | 99.07 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p880 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Zanzibar: 1963 Elections EISA