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 Union100,58182.870
African National Congress3370.30
Independents20,52716.91
Total121,44510071
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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