1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

1962 Tanganyikan presidential election
1 November 1962
Presidential election
 
Nominee Julius Nyerere Zuberi Mtemvu
Party TANU ANC
Popular vote 1,127,987 21.276
Percentage 98.15% 1.85%
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Elected President

Julius Nyerere
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Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika on 1 November 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily with 98% of the vote.[1] No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Julius NyerereTanganyika African National Union1,127,98798.15
Zuberi MtemvuAfrican National Congress21,2761.85
Total1,149,263100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

There were around 1.8 million registered voters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p883 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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