2010 Zanzibari general election

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2010 Zanzibari presidential election
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Registered407,658
Turnout89.52%
  Ali Mohamed Shein, September 2014 (cropped).jpg Seif Sharif Hamad.jpg
Party CCM Civic United Front
Popular vote 179,809 176,338
Percentage 50.11% 49.14%
President before election

Amani Abeid Karume
CCM

Elected President

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

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 contests and have always been 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[]

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[]

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
Appointed––10
Speaker and Attorney General––2
Total354,386100.00502082
Registered voters/turnout407,658–
Source: African Elections Database

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Post-election stalemate in Zanzibar | DW | 08.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. ^ "Most supports government of national unity in Tanzania's Zanzibar: referendum - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ^ "The political stalemate in Zanzibar". Africa M.E. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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