1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika in 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, claiming 99.2% of the votes.[1][2] A month later, the country was proclaimed a one-party state with TANU as the sole legal party. No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Julius Nyerere Tanganyika African National Union 1,127,987 99.2
Zuberi Mtemvu African National Congress 21,276 0.8
Total 1,149,254 100
Source: Nohlen et al.
gollark: No, 15.
gollark: Or just letting its time run low.
gollark: The ridiculous advantage of the CB prize.
gollark: Tradeomancy.
gollark: We can't *all* get more than [number of slots].

References
  1. Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p883 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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