1958–59 Tanganyikan general election
General elections were held in Tanganyika in September 1958 and February 1959. Elections were held in five constituencies on 8 and 12 September 1958, and in the other five on 9 and 15 February 1959.[1] The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) won 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council, whilst the remaining 34 members were appointed.[2][3]
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Campaign
Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU.[4]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Tanganyika African National Union | 47,685 | 74.4 | 30 |
United Tanganyika Party | 6,909 | 10.9 | 0 |
African National Congress | 53 | 0.0 | 0 |
Independents | 8,557 | 13.6 | 0 |
Appointees | – | – | 34 |
Total | 63,204 | 100 | 64 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
By constituency
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Tanga | Africans | John Keto | Tanganyika African National Union | 3,555 | |
Petro Chambuya Mntambo | 1,854 | ||||
Zuberi Mwinyisheikh Mtemvu | African National Congress | 53 | |||
Paul Nkanyemka | 49 | ||||
Asians | Krishna Beldev | Independent | 3,550 | ||
Mohamed Hussain | 1,435 | ||||
Fazelabbas Sylemanji Khambalia | 350 | ||||
Mukhtar Ahmed Ayaz | 76 | ||||
Europeans | Roderick Neville | Independent | 3,439 | ||
David Lead | United Tanganyika Party | 1,972 | |||
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[5] |
Aftermath
In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.[6]
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References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp875-879 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
- Julius Kambarage Nyerere About.com
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2166
- "T.A.N.U. Sweeps the Board", East Africa and Rhodesia, 18 September 1958, p73
- Godfrey Mwakikagile (2008) The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of the Cold War?, Intercontinental Books, pp19–20
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