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2005 Tanzanian general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in
Tanzania on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe.
[1] The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President
Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the
Presidency of
Zanzibar and its
House of Representatives took place on 30 October, as scheduled.
The presidential election was won by
Jakaya Kikwete of
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), who received 80% of the vote, with
Ibrahim Lipumba of the
Civic United Front finishing second with 12%. In the parliamentary elections, the CCM won 264 of the 323 seats in the
National Assembly .
Presidential candidates
Union
Zanzibar
Results
President
Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Ali Mohamed Shein
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 9,123,952 80.28
Ibrahim Lipumba
Juma Duni Haji
Civic United Front 1,327,125 11.68
Freeman Mbowe
Anna Komu
Chadema 668,756 5.88
Augustine Mrema Omari Rukia
Tanzania Labour Party 84,901 0.75
Sengondo Mvungi Naila Majid Jiddawi
NCCR–Mageuzi 55,819 0.49 Mchungaji Augustine Mtikila Soud Said Said
Democratic Party 31,083 0.27
Emmanuel Makaidi Mohamed Ali Kassim
National League for Democracy 21,574 0.19
Anna Senkoro Yusuph Mchenga
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo 18,783 0.17
Leonard Shayo Hussein Ali Suleiman Demokrasia Makini 17,070 0.15
Paul Henry Kyara Ramadhani Haji
Sauti ya Umma 16,414 0.14 Total 11,365,477 100.00 Valid votes 11,365,477 95.70 Invalid/blank votes 510,450 4.30 Total votes 11,875,927 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 16,401,694 72.41 Source:
African Elections Database
Parliament
Party Votes % Seats Constituency Women Total +/–
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 7,579,897 69.99 206 58 264 +21
Civic United Front 1,542,254 14.24 19 11 30 +9
Chadema 888,133 8.20 5 6 11 +6
Tanzania Labour Party 306,219 2.83 1 0 1 –4
NCCR–Mageuzi 239,452 2.21 0 0 0 –1
United Democratic Party 155,887 1.44 1 0 1 –3
Chama cha Haki na Ustawi 38,085 0.35 0 0 0 New Jahazi Asilia 21,042 0.19 0 0 0 New
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo 13,532 0.12 0 0 0 0
Democratic Party 11,876 0.11 0 0 0 New
Tanzania Democratic Alliance 6,845 0.06 0 0 0 0
Sauti ya Umma 6,085 0.06 0 0 0 New
National League for Democracy 6,054 0.06 0 0 0 0
United People's Democratic Party 5,456 0.05 0 0 0 0 National Reconstruction Alliance 3,459 0.03 0 0 0 0 Demokrasia Makini 2,102 0.02 0 0 0 New
Forum for Restoration of Democracy 1,625 0.02 0 0 0 New
Union for Multiparty Democracy 1,510 0.01 0 0 0 New Presidential appointees – – 10 0 Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives – – 5 0 Attorney-General – – 1 0 Total 10,829,513 100.00 232 75 323 +28 Valid votes 10,829,513 94.68 Invalid/blank votes 608,837 5.32 Total votes 11,438,350 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 16,425,913 69.64 Source:
EISA
Zanzibar President
Zanzibar House of Representatives
Party Votes % Seats
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 228,159 52.02 30
Civic United Front 197,810 45.10 19 Others 12,653 2.88 0 Total 438,622 100.00 49 Valid votes 438,622 98.59 Invalid/blank votes 6,251 1.41 Total votes 444,873 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 506,985 87.75 Source:
EISA
Note: A re-run of the invalidated election took place on 14 December 2005.
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