January 1961 Zanzibari general election
General elections were held in Zanzibar on 17 January 1961 for the Legislative Council. The result saw the Afro-Shirazi Party win ten seats, the Zanzibar Nationalist Party nine, and the Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party three.[1]
The Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) won ten seats, and the Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) won nine; the ASP won the constituency of Chake-Chake by just one vote, with 1,538 votes to the ZNP's 1,537.[2] The Guinness Book of World Records listed the result in its annual editions under "Closest election".[3]
As both the ASP and the ZNP attempted to form a government, two ZPPP members joined the ZNP and one the ASP. Due to the resulting stalemate, fresh elections were held in June.[4]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-Shirazi Party | 36,698 | 43.19 | 10 | +5 | |
| Zanzibar Nationalist Party | 32,724 | 38.52 | 9 | +9 | |
| Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party | 15,541 | 18.29 | 3 | New | |
| Total | 84,963 | 100.00 | 22 | +16 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 94,310 | – | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 882 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ "Afro-Shirazi Party Wins in Zanzibar", Africa Special Report (African-American Institute, 1961) p1951
- ^ Mark Young, ed., The Guinness Book of World Records 1998 (Bantam Books, 1998) p228
- ^ Zanzibar: 1961 Elections EISA
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