1958–59 Tanganyikan general election

General elections were held in Tanganyika in September 1958 and February 1959. Elections were held in five constituencies on 8 and 12 September 1958, and in the other five on 9 and 15 February 1959.[1] The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and affiliated independents won all 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council.

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Ballot paper used in Tanga Province Constituency

Campaign

Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU.[2] In each constituency, voters voted for an African, Asian and European candidate.[3] A further 34 members were appointed.[4]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Tanganyika African National Union46,89568.5230
United Tanganyika Party6,90910.100
African National Congress530.080
Independents14,58121.310
Appointed members34
Total68,438100.0064
Total votes32,532–
Registered voters/turnout40,60680.12
Source: Tanganyika Gazette,[5][6] Barongo,[7] Mwaga[8]

By constituency
Constituency Candidate Party Votes Notes
Central ProvinceAfricansMwalimu KihereTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansAl Noor KassumIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
EuropeansHorace Wellesley HannahIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
Dar es SalaamAfricansRashidi KawawaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansKantilal JhaveriIndependent (TANU)4,281Elected
G.M. DayaIndependent2,023
EuropeansD.F. HeathIndependent (TANU)4,869Elected
Tom TyrellIndependent1,434
Eastern ProvinceAfricansJulius NyerereTanganyika African National Union2,628Elected
Patrick KunambiIndependent802
AsiansAmir H. JamalIndependent (TANU)2,672Elected
Shivabhai Mithabhai PatelIndependent601
Fazal Kassam IssaIndependent157
EuropeansGraham Thomas LewisIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
Northern ProvinceAfricansSolomon Nkya EliufooTanganyika African National Union3,348Elected
Siwa Kundael GeorgeIndependent1,275
AsiansSophia MustafaIndependent (TANU)2,248Elected
Hassanali Kassam ViraniIndependent864
Mohamedali SharifIndependent682
Narshidas Mathuradas MehtaIndependent660
Dharampal BehalIndependent169
EuropeansDerek Noel Maclean BrycesonIndependent (TANU)3,300Elected
John Michael HunterIndependent1,323
South-East LakeAfricansPaul BomaniTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansC.K. PatelIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
EuropeansJ.S. MannIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
Southern Highlands ProvinceAfricansJohn MwakangaleTanganyika African National Union2,682Elected
Timothy SankeyUnited Tanganyika Party694
Ferdinand UgulumuIndependent420
Warte Bertie MwanjisiIndependent120
AsiansArjan Singh BajajIndependent (TANU)2,744Elected
Rehemtulla Karim ManjiIndependent1,172
EuropeansLady Marion CheshamIndependent (TANU)2,962Elected
Ivor Cresswell BayldonUnited Tanganyika Party954
Southern ProvinceAfricansLawi SijaonaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansS.T. ThankiIndependent (TANU)2,243Elected
M.H. VersiIndependent900
EuropeansLeader StirlingIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
TangaAfricansJohn KetoTanganyika African National Union3,455Elected
Petro Chambuya MntamboUnited Tanganyika Party1,854
Zuberi Mwinyisheikh MtemvuAfrican National Congress53
Paul NkanyemkaIndependent49
AsiansKrishna BeldevIndependent (TANU)3,550Elected
Mohamed HussainUnited Tanganyika Party1,435
Fazelabbas Sylemanji KhambaliaIndependent350
Mukhtar Ahmed AyazIndependent76
EuropeansRoderick DonaldsonIndependent (TANU)3,439Elected
David LeadUnited Tanganyika Party1,972
West LakeAfricansGeorge KahamaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansN.K. LaxmanIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
EuropeansBarbro JohanssonIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
Western ProvinceAfricansAbdalla FundikiraTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposed
AsiansMahmud Nasser RattanseyIndependent (TANU)2,474Elected
Lutaf Ali BhatiaIndependent1,056
Natwarlal Ambalal PatelIndependent235
Purshottam Rambhai PatelIndependent213
EuropeansJohn Harvey BakerIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposed
Source: Tanganyika Gazette,[5][6] Barongo,[7] Mwaga[8]

Aftermath

In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.[9]

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp875-879 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2166
  3. Nohlen et al., p873
  4. Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
  5. Tanganyika Gazette, 27 February 1959, p161
  6. Tanganyika Gazette, 26 September 1958, p762
  7. E. B. M. Barongo (1966) Mkiki mkiki wa siasa Tanganyika, pp104–106
  8. D. Z. Mwaga (1981 Historia ya chama cha TANU, 1954 hadi 1977, p58
  9. Godfrey Mwakikagile (2008) The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of the Cold War?, Intercontinental Books, pp19–20
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