2010 Zanzibari general election
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| Registered | 407,658 | ||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 89.52% | ||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Zanzibar on 31 October 2010 alongside the 2010 Tanzanian general elections. Amani Abeid Karume the president of Zanzibar stepped down after completing 2 terms in office. The presidential elections were won by Ali Mohamed Shein of Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Zanzibar elections have always been highly contested and also subject to post election violence.[1]
To defuse the tensions a Unity government to be formed after the election was proposed, which was put into place after the 2010 Zanzibari government of national unity referendum was overwhelmingly accepted by the population.[2][3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Mohamed Shein | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 179,809 | 50.11 | |
| Seif Sharif Hamad | Civic United Front | 176,338 | 49.14 | |
| Kassim Bakari Ali | Jahazi Asilia | 803 | 0.22 | |
| Haji Khamis Haji | National Reconstruction Alliance | 525 | 0.15 | |
| Juma Ali Khatib | Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 497 | 0.14 | |
| Said Soud Said | Association of Farmers Party | 480 | 0.13 | |
| Ambar Haji Khamis | NCCR–Mageuzi | 363 | 0.10 | |
| Total | 358,815 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 358,815 | 98.33 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,109 | 1.67 | ||
| Total votes | 364,924 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 407,658 | 89.52 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Constituency | Women | Total | ||||||
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 178,091 | 50.25 | 28 | 11 | 39 | |||
| Civic United Front | 168,082 | 47.43 | 22 | 9 | 31 | |||
| Jahazi Asilia | 3,567 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chadema | 2,175 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NCCR–Mageuzi | 1,046 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 651 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tanzania Labour Party | 267 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sauti ya Umma | 160 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Reconstruction Alliance | 111 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Association of Farmers Party | 91 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demokrasia Makini | 84 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Democratic Party | 61 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Appointed | – | – | 10 | |||||
| Speaker and Attorney General | – | – | 2 | |||||
| Total | 354,386 | 100.00 | 50 | 20 | 82 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 407,658 | – | ||||||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Post-election stalemate in Zanzibar | DW | 08.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Most supports government of national unity in Tanzania's Zanzibar: referendum - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "The political stalemate in Zanzibar". Africa M.E. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2020-06-27.