Elections in Tanzania

Elections in Tanzania gives information on election and election results in Tanzania.

The Political Elections in Tanzania categorized in local Government and National level, the local Government is titled for electing Streets or Villages Chairman's and The National Level as referred as General Election for electing the head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people around the Country of the United Republic of Tanzania. The National Assembly or Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano has 323 members, 232 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, 75 seats are allocated to women who are elected by the political parties that are represented in the National Assembly and this depends on majority of elected members from each Political Party including the elected members from Zanzibar specific for the United republic of Tanzania. The Elected president has an mandate of appointing ten people as he/she think fit to join with elected constituency members, The Attorney General is automatically entitled part of the Parliament as well as the Prime minister is the principal officer of the Business of Government in the Parliament functions.

Tanzania is a multiparty country as: Chama Cha Mapinduzi in power.Chadema, NCCR-Mageuzi, CUF

Last elections

Main article: Tanzanian general election, 2010

 Summary of the 31 October 2010 National Assembly of Tanzania election results

Parties	Direct seats	Additional Women seats	Total seats
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party)	186	72	258
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress)	23	21	44
Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi)	24	10	34
Tanzania Labour Party	1	—	1
National Convention for Construction and Reform – Mageuzi	4	—	4
United Democratic Party	1	—	1
Others	—	—	—
Unknown	2	8	10
Total	239	104	343
Source: parliament.go.tz

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database