The Arumeru East by-election was a by-election held for the Tanzanian parliamentary constituency of Arumeru East. It was triggered by the death of Jeremiah Sumari, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi since 2005.[1] The by-election took place on 1 April 2012 and the Chadema candidate won by 54.92%.[2]
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The Arumeru East constituency in the Tanzanian Parliament | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 60,699 (47.64%) | |||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Arumeru East by-election, 2012[3] Death of Jeremiah Sumari 661 spoilt votes Electorate: 127,425 Turnout: 60,699 (47.64%) +3.93 | Chadema gain from CCM Majority: 6,215 (10.35%) | Joshua Nassari | Chadema | 32,972 | 54.92 | +20.59 | ||
| Siyoi Sumari | CCM | 26,757 | 44.57 | –17.66 | ||||
| Mazengo Adamu | AFP | 139 | 0.23 | - | ||||
| Muhammad A. Muhammad | DP | 77 | 0.13 | - | ||||
| Hamisi Kiemi | NRA | 35 | 0.06 | - | ||||
| Kirita Moyo | SAU | 22 | 0.04 | - | ||||
| Chipaka Moova | TLP | 18 | 0.03 | –0.13 | ||||
| Charles Msuya | UPDP | 18 | 0.03 | –0.13 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Arumeru legislator Sumari dies at Dar hospital". IPP Media. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ LUSEKELO, PHILEMON (3 April 2012). "Jubilation as Chadema`s Nassari named Arumeru East MP". IPP Media. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ "Arumeru East By-election results". nec.go.tz. 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 20 March 2014.