2016 Zanzibari general election

General elections were held in Zanzibar on 20 March 2016. The 2016 election was conducted as a re-run of the annulled 2015 Zanzibari general election. Only the Zanzibari President, Zanzibar House of Representatives and local legislative elections were part of the re-run.[1][2]

2016 Zanzibari Presidential election
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)
Registered503,580
Turnout67.9%
 
Nominee Ali Shein
Party CCM
Popular vote 299,982
Percentage 91.4%
President before election

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

 Elected President

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

The election had a seemingly low turnover compared to previous elections as the opposition had boycotted the re-run. The opposition criticize the government in rigging the system against them after the election they believed to be victorious was annulled in 2015.[3]

Due to the boycott, Ali Mohamed Shein won the presidency by a landslide and continued his second term.[4]

Results

Presidential
Candidate Party Votes %
Ali Mohamed Shein Chama Cha Mapinduzi 299,982 91.4
Hamad Rashid Mohamed Alliance for Democratic Change 9,734 3.0
Seif Sharif Hamad Civic United Front 6,076 1.9
Issa Mohammed Zonga Sauti ya Umma (SAU) 2,018 0.6
Ali Khatib Ali (CCK) 1,980 0.6
Juma Ali Khatib Tanzania Democratic Alliance 1,562 0.5
Hafidh Hassan Suleiman Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) 1,499 0.5
Kassim Bakari Ali Jahazi Asilia 1,407 0.4
Said Soud Said Association of Farmers Party 1,303 0.4
Khamis Idd Lila Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT) 1,255 0.4
Abdulla Kombo Khamis Democratic Party (DP) 512 0.2
Mohammed Rashid Masoud Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMA) 493 0.2
Seif Ali Iddi National Reconstruction Alliance 266 0.1
Tabu Mussa Juma Demokrasia Makini (D-Makini) 210 0.1
Invalid/blank votes 13,538 –
Total 341,865 100
Registered voters/turnout 503,580 67.9
Source: Zanzibar Election Commission

House of Representatives
See also: List of Representatives elected in the 2016 Zanzibari general election

References
  1. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Zanzibar holds presidential elections despite opposition's boycott | DW | 20.03.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "The Political Crisis in Zanzibar". www.csis.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Views divided as Jecha picks CCM's nomination forms". The Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Tanzanian ruling party declared winner in Zanzibar re-run vote". Reuters. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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