Zanzibar: 2010 Constitutional referendum results

Updated August 2010

The referendum was held on 31 July 2010.

Referendum issue and question

The voters were asked to approve a constitutional amendment that would allow for two Vice Presidents, the first to be allocated to the main opposition party in the House of Representatives and for a power sharing arrangement whereby ministries in the Revolutionary Government would be allocated according to the number of seats won in the House of Representatives. The post of Chief Minister would be abolished. The question asked of voters was "Do you accept the new Government structure after the General Election 2010?" (ZEC 2010).

Voting statistics

Registered	407 669
Total votes	290 670
% Turnout	71.30
Valid votes	281 993
Spoilt ballots	8 677
% Spoilt ballots	2.99

Table source

ZEC 2010.

Poll results

Option	Votes	% Votes
Yes	186 669	66.20
No	95 324	33.80
Total	281 993	100.00

Table source

ZEC 2010.

Reference

ZANZIBAR ELECTORAL COMMISSION (ZEC) 2010 "Country Result Form: National" (click "View Report", [www] http://referendum.zec.go.tz/ResultsManagement/PublicReports/ConstituencySummaryReports.aspx [opens new window] (accessed 2 Aug 2010).