General elections were held in Zanzibar on 1 June 1961, following the inconclusive elections in January. One further constituency, Mtambile, 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 received 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%.[2]
Results
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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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