2010 Tanzanian general election

2010 Tanzanian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Jakaya Kikwete Willibrod Slaa
Party CCM Chadema
Popular vote 5,276,827 2,271,491
Percentage 62.83% 27.05%

President before election

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM

Elected President

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM

General elections were held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010.[1] The presidential elections were won by the incumbent Jakaya Kikwete of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM), who received 63% of the vote, down from 80% in 2005. The parliamentary elections resulted in a victory for the CCM, which won 186 of the 239 elected seats in the National Assembly.

In the elections in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, Ali Mohamed Shein of the CCM won the presidential election, whilst the CCM also won the most seats in the House of Representatives.

Electoral system

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For the 2010 elections, the National Assembly had 317 members, of which 239 (up from 232) were elected by plurality voting in single-member constituencies, 102 were reserved for women, five elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar and up to seven appointed by the president.[2] The Attorney General is also a member of the Assembly.[2]

The Zanzibar House of Representatives had 50 elected members, ten appointed by the President, and 15 seats for women. The women's seats were assigned to parties which won seats in the House, and distributed in proportion to the number of seats held by each party.[3] The House also had six ex officio members, the Attorney General and five Regional Commissioners.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Jakaya Mrisho KikweteChama Cha Mapinduzi5,276,82762.83
Willibrod SlaaChadema2,271,49127.05
Ibrahim Haruna LipumbaCivic United Front695,6678.28
Peter Mziray KugaProgressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo96,9321.15
Hashim Spunda RungweNCCR–Mageuzi26,3880.31
Muttamwega Bhatt MgaywanTanzania Labour Party17,4820.21
Yahmi Nassoro DovutwaUnited People's Democratic Party13,1760.16
Total8,397,963100.00
Valid votes8,397,96397.36
Invalid/blank votes227,8892.64
Total votes8,625,852100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,137,30342.84
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats
ConstituencyWomenTotal+/–
Chama Cha Mapinduzi4,641,83060.2018667253–11
Chadema1,839,56923.86232548+37
Civic United Front818,12210.61241034+4
NCCR–Mageuzi193,7382.51404+4
United Democratic Party113,1481.471010
Tanzania Labour Party51,0030.661010
National League for Democracy14,5110.190000
Democratic Party6,4120.080000
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo5,7270.070000
United People's Democratic Party4,7810.060000
Association of Farmers Party4,4420.06000New
Jahazi Asilia3,9720.050000
Sauti ya Umma3,7120.050000
Chama cha Haki na Ustawi2,4830.030000
Demokrasia Makini2,3760.030000
Tanzania Democratic Alliance2,1460.030000
National Reconstruction Alliance1,3750.020000
Union for Multiparty Democracy1,1020.010000
Presidential appointees100
Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives50
Attorney-General10
Total7,710,449100.00239102357+34
Valid votes7,710,44996.43
Invalid/blank votes285,4763.57
Total votes7,995,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,137,30339.71
Source: National Electoral Commission, IPU

Zanzibar

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ali Mohamed SheinChama Cha Mapinduzi179,80950.11
Seif Sharif HamadCivic United Front176,33849.14
Kassim Bakari AliJahazi Asilia8030.22
Haji Khamis HajiNational Reconstruction Alliance5250.15
Juma Ali KhatibTanzania Democratic Alliance4970.14
Said Soud SaidAssociation of Farmers Party4800.13
Ambar Haji KhamisNCCR–Mageuzi3630.10
Total358,815100.00
Valid votes358,81598.33
Invalid/blank votes6,1091.67
Total votes364,924100.00
Registered voters/turnout407,65889.52
Source: African Elections Database

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
ConstituencyWomenTotal
Chama Cha Mapinduzi178,09150.25281139
Civic United Front168,08247.4322931
Jahazi Asilia3,5671.01000
Chadema2,1750.61000
NCCR–Mageuzi1,0460.30000
Tanzania Democratic Alliance6510.18000
Tanzania Labour Party2670.08000
Sauti ya Umma1600.05000
National Reconstruction Alliance1110.03000
Association of Farmers Party910.03000
Demokrasia Makini840.02000
Democratic Party610.02000
Appointed10
Speaker and Attorney General2
Total354,386100.00502082
Registered voters/turnout407,658
Source: African Elections Database

Aftermath

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Kikwete's swearing-in ceremony took place on 6 November 2010 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.[4]

See also

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  • Salum Khalfani Bar'wan, a member of the Civic United Front elected from the Lindi Urban constituency; the first person with albinism elected to the National Assembly of Tanzania.

References

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  1. ^ Tanzania IFES
  2. ^ a b Bunge (National Assembly) IPU
  3. ^ Composition Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Zanzibar House of Representatives
  4. ^ Tanzania's re-elected president Kikwete sworn in Xinhua, 6 November 2010