1960 Tanganyikan general election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Tanganyika African National Union | 100,581 | 82.82 | 70 | |
| African National Congress | 337 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Independents | 20,527 | 16.90 | 1 | |
| Total | 121,445 | 100.00 | 71 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 885,000 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p878 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
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