Tanzania Labour Party

The Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) is an opposition political party in Tanzania.[1]

Tanzania Labour Party

Chama cha TLP  (Swahili)
AbbreviationTLP
ChairmanAugustino Mrema
FounderLeo Lwekamwa
Founded1992
HeadquartersDar es Salaam
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionLeft-wing
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Electoral performance

At the 2000 legislative elections, the party won 3 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections of the same day, its candidate Augustine Lyatonga Mrema won 7.8% of the vote.

In elections held on 14 December 2005, TLP presidential candidate Augustine Mrema placed fourth out of ten candidates, winning 0.75% of the vote. The party won one seat in National Assembly elections held on the same day.

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References

  1. Jonas Ewald (July 2013). Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania. Moving Towards Consolidation Years After Independence?. African Books Collective. pp. 365–. ISBN 978-9987-08-250-6.
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