Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika on 1 November 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily with 98% of the vote.[1] No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Nyerere | Tanganyika African National Union | 1,127,987 | 98.15 | |
| Zuberi Mtemvu | African National Congress | 21,276 | 1.85 | |
| Total | 1,149,263 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
There were around 1.8 million registered voters.[2]
References
edit- ^ Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p883 ISBN 0-19-829645-2