Tanganyikan general election, 1960

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General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats,^[1] whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Tanganyika African National Union	100,581	82.8	70
African National Congress	337	0.3	0
Independents	20,527	16.9	1
Total	121,445	100	71
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p878 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database

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