1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

1 November 1962 1965 →

Presidential election

Nominee Julius Nyerere Zuberi Mtemvu Party TANU ANC Popular vote 1,127,987 21.276 Percentage 98.15% 1.85%

Results by region

President before election Elizabeth II as Queen Elected President Julius Nyerere TANU

Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika on 1 November 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily with 98% of the vote.^[1] No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Julius Nyerere	Tanganyika African National Union	1,127,987	98.15
	Zuberi Mtemvu	African National Congress	21,276	1.85
Total			1,149,263	100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

There were around 1.8 million registered voters.^[2]

References

1. Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p883 ISBN 0-19-829645-2