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1995 Tanzanian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Tanzania |
| previous_election | 1990 Tanzanian general election |
| previous_year | 1990 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2000 Tanzanian general election |
| next_year | 2000 |
| module | {{Infobox election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Presidential election |
| type | presidential |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Benjamin Mkapa 2010-05-07.jpg |
| nominee1 | Benjamin Mkapa |
| party1 | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| popular_vote1 | 4,026,422 |
| percentage1 | 61.82% |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Augustino Mrema |
| party2 | NCCR–Mageuzi |
| popular_vote2 | 1,808,616 |
| percentage2 | 27.77% |
| image3 | Ibrahim Lipumba (portrait).jpg |
| nominee3 | Ibrahim Lipumba |
| party3 | Civic United Front |
| popular_vote3 | 418,973 |
| percentage3 | 6.43% |
| map_image | 1995 Tanzanian presidential election by region.svg |
| map_caption | Results by region |
| title | President |
| before_election | Ali Hassan Mwinyi |
| before_party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| after_election | Benjamin Mkapa |
| after_party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October. They were the first multi-party general elections after the lifting of the ban on political parties other than Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in 1992. However, the results were declared null and void by the National Electoral Commission due to failures to provide ballots to many polling places. As a result, the elections were re-run on 29 November.
The CCM retained its control of the country, with its candidate Benjamin Mkapa winning the presidential election, and the party winning 186 of the 232 directly-elected seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 77% of the 8,929,969 registered voters.
Electoral system
The National Assembly consisted of 232 directly-elected seats (182 on the mainland and 50 on Zanzibar), 37 seats for women MPs allocated based on the proportion constituency seats won, five members were elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar and ten members nominated by the President. The Attorney General was also an ex-officio member, resulting in a total of 285 MPs.
Conduct
The election was characterized by irregularities.
In Zanzibar there was widespread allegations of vote-rigging, with the ruling CCM Zanzibar presidential candidate Salmin Amour being declared the victor by a margin of less than 1%. In protest, the losing candidate from the Zanzibar-based Civic United Front (CUF), Seif Shariff Hamad, refused to recognize Amour as president. The CUF boycotted the new government, resulting in 18 of their members being arrested and charged with treason. In June 1999 an agreement was reached between the CCM and the CUF, which led to an end of the CUF boycott.
Results
President
National Assembly
References
References
- Richey, Lisa. (1996). "The 1995 Tanzania Union Elections". Review of African Political Economy.
- (1996). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.
- Mwase, Ngila. (2001). "The 1995 presidential elections in Tanzania". The Round Table.
- (10 April 2002). ""The Bullets Were Raining": The January 2001 Attack on Peaceful Demonstrators in Zanzibar".
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