June 1961 Zanzibari general election
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General elections were held in Zanzibar on 1 June 1961, following the inconclusive elections in January. One further constituency, , was created on the island of Pemba, with the hope that this would break the deadlock. The Zanzibar Nationalist Party and the Afro-Shirazi Party both won ten seats, despite the fact that the ASP had won just over 50% of the votes and the ZNP only 35%. The other three seats were won by the Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party three.[1] The ZNP and ZPPP formed a coalition government.
Of the 93,918 registered voters, 90,595 voted, giving a turnout of 96.5%.[2]
Results[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-Shirazi Party | 45,172 | 50.60 | 10 | 0 | |
| Zanzibar Nationalist Party | 31,681 | 35.49 | 10 | +1 | |
| Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party | 12,411 | 13.90 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 89,264 | 100.00 | 23 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 89,264 | 98.53 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,331 | 1.47 | |||
| Total votes | 90,595 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 93,918 | 96.46 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References[]
- ^ Zanzibar: 1961 Elections EISA
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p880 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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