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Zanzibar Detailed Election Results
 
 

Political Parties:  AFP - Association of Farmers Party, ASP - Afro-Shirazi Party, CCM - Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CHADEMA - Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo, CUF - Civic United Front, DP - Democratic Party, Jahazi Asilia*, MAKINI - Demokrasia Makini, NCCR-Mageuzi - National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi, NRA - National Reconstruction Alliance, SAU - Sauti ya Umma, TADEA - Tanzania Democratic Alliance, TLP - Tanzania Labour Party, ZNP - Zanzibar Nationalist Party, ZPPP - Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party.

Coalitions: Zanzibar Nationalist Party-Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZNP-ZPPP).
*Party Acronym not available.
17 JANUARY 1961 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION
Party Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba Protectorate Total
Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 27,495 61.11% 9,203 23.03% 36,698 43.19%
Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) 15,555 34.57% 17,169 42.96% 32,724 38.52%
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) 1,946 4.32% 13,595 34.02% 15,541 18.29%
Total Valid Votes 44,996
39,967
84,963
Invalid/Blank Votes N/A N/A N/A
Total Votes N/A N/A N/A
Registered Voters N/A N/A 94,310
Voter Turnout N/A N/A N/A
SEATS WON
Party Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba Protectorate Total
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 8 2 10
Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) 5 4 9
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) - 3 3
Total Seats 13 9 22
 
 
1 JUNE 1961 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION
Party/[Coalition] Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba Protectorate Total
Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 29,431 63.58% 15,741 36.63% 45,172 50.60%
Zanzibar Nationalist Party-Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party [ZNP-ZPPP] 16,862 36.42% 27,230 63.37% 44,092 49.40%

 Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) (15,010) (32.42%) (16,671) (38.80%) (31,681) (35.49%)
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) (1,852) (4.00%) (10,559) (24.57%) (12,411) (13.90%)
Total Valid Votes 46,293
42,971
89,264
Invalid/Blank Votes N/A N/A 1,331
Total Votes N/A N/A 90,595
Registered Voters N/A N/A 94,218
Voter Turnout N/A N/A 96.2%
SEATS WON
Party/[Coalition] Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba National Total
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 8 2 10
Zanzibar Nationalist Party-Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party [ZNP-ZPPP] 5 8 13

 Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) (5) (5) (10)
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) (-) (3) (3)
Total Seats 13 10 23
 
 
8-11 JULY 1963 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Party/[Coalition] Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba National Total
Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes Number of Votes % of Votes
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 53,232 63.09% 33,853 44.39% 87,085 54.21%
Zanzibar Nationalist Party-Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party [ZNP-ZPPP] 31,144 36.91% 42,415 55.61% 73,559 45.79%

 Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) (26,572) (31.49%) (21,378) (28.03%) (47,950) (29.85%)
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) (4,572) (5.42%) (21,037) (27.58%) (25,609) (15.94%)
Total Valid Votes 84,376
76,268
160,644
Invalid/Blank Votes N/A N/A 2,866
Total Votes N/A N/A 163,510
Registered Voters N/A N/A 165,044
Voter Turnout N/A N/A 99.1%
SEATS WON
Party/[Coalition] Zanzibar (Unguja) Pemba National Total
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) 11 2 13
Zanzibar Nationalist Party-Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party [ZNP-ZPPP] 6 12 18

 Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) (6) (6) (12)
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) (-) (6) (6)
Total Seats 17 14 31
 
 
22 OCTOBER 1995 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Candidate (Party) Region National
Total
Kaskazini Unguja Kusini Unguja Mjini Magharibi Kaskazini Pemba Kusini Pemba
Salmin Amour (CCM) 37,275 (76.07%) 28,762 (81.22%) 78,371 (63.30%) 6,857 (10.61%) 14,006 (24.96%) 165,271 (50.24%)
Seif Sharif Hamad (CUF) 11,725 (23.93%) 6,649 (18.78%) 45,439 (36.70%) 57,776 (89.39%) 42,117 (75.04%) 163,706 (49.76%)
Total Valid Votes 49,000 35,411 123,810 64,633 56,123 328,977
Invalid/Blank Votes 953 788 2,061 653 467 4,922
Total Votes 49,953 36,199 125,871 65,286 56,590 333,899
Registered Voters 52,888 36,989 133,597 67,182 58,278 348,934
Voter Turnout 94.5% 97.9% 94.2% 97.2% 97.1% 95.7%
Note: Kaskazini Unguja = Zanzibar North; Kusini Unguja = Zanzibar Central/South; Mjini Magharibi = Zanzibar Urban/West; Kaskazini Pemba = Pemba North; Kusini Pemba = Pemba South.
 
 
31 OCTOBER 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Candidate (Party) Region National
Total

Kaskazini Unguja

Kusini Unguja

Mjini Magharibi

Kaskazini Pemba

Kusini Pemba

Ali Mohamed Shein (CCM) 36,833 (68.00%) 34,366 (80.29%) 87,364 (59.61%) 7,194 (12.10%) 14,052 (25.18%) 179,809 (50.11%)
Seif Sharif Hamad (CUF) 16,602 (30.65%) 8,017 (18.73%) 58,227 (39.73%) 52,008 (87.46%) 41,484 (74.33%) 176,338 (49.14%)
Kassim Bakari Ali (Jahazi Asilia) 252
(0.47%)		 119
(0.28%)		 272
(0.19%)		 94
(0.16%)		 66
(0.12%)		 803
(0.22%)
Haji Khamis Haji (NRA) 102
(0.19%)		 107
(0.25%)		 244
(0.17%)		 30
(0.05%)		 42
(0.08%)		 525
(0.15%)
Juma Ali Khatib (TADEA) 131
(0.24%)		 61
(0.14%)		 202
(0.14%)		 61
(0.10%)		 42
(0.08%)		 497
(0.14%)
Said Soud Said (AFP) 165
(0.30%)		 81
(0.19%)		 147
(0.10%)		 29
(0.05%)		 58
(0.10%)		 480
(0.13%)
Ambar Haji Khamis (NCCR-Mageuzi) 83
(0.15%)		 52
(0.12%)		 115
(0.08%)		 50
(0.08%)		 63
(0.11%)		 363
(0.10%)
Total Valid Votes 54,168 42,803 146,571 59,466 55,807 358,815
Invalid/Blank Votes 1,440 850 2,328 819 672 6,109
Total Votes 55,608 43,653 148,899 60,285 56,479 364,924
Registered Voters 61,836 48,069 168,805 66,052 62,896 407,658
Voter Turnout 89.9% 90.8% 88.2% 91.3% 89.8% 89.5%
Note: Kaskazini Unguja = Zanzibar North; Kusini Unguja = Zanzibar Central/South; Mjini Magharibi = Zanzibar Urban/West; Kaskazini Pemba = Pemba North; Kusini Pemba = Pemba South.
 
 
31 OCTOBER 2010 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION
Party Region National Total
Kaskazini Unguja Kusini Unguja Mjini Magharibi Kaskazini Pemba Kusini Pemba
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) 36,013 (66.79%) 33,745 (80.17%) 85,523 (58.79%) 7,491 (12.98%) 15,319 (27.76%) 178,091 (50.25%)
Civic United Front (CUF) 16,192 (30.03%) 7,794 (18.52%) 56,593 (38.90%) 48,711 (84.39%) 38,792 (70.30%) 168,082 (47.43%)
Jahazi Asilia 1,647 (3.05%) 179
(0.43%)		 1,691 (1.16%) - 50
(0.09%)		 3,567 (1.01%)
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) - - 877
(0.60%)		 598
(1.04%)		 700
(1.27%)		 2,175 (0.61%)
National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi (NCCR-Mageuzi) - 330
(0.78%)		 389
(0.27%)		 88
(0.15%)		 239
(0.43%)		 1,046 (0.30%)
Tanzania Democratic Alliance (TADEA) - - - 614
(1.06%)		 37
(0.07%)		 651
(0.18%)
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) - 46
(0.11%)		 - 221
(0.38%)		 - 267
(0.08%)
Sauti ya Umma (SAU) 64
(0.12%)		 - 96
(0.07%)		 - - 160
(0.05%)
National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) - - 82
(0.06%)		 - 29
(0.05%)		 111
(0.03%)
Association of Farmers Party (AFP) - - 91
(0.06%)		 - - 91
(0.03%)
Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI) - - 71
(0.05%)		 - 13
(0.02%)		 84
(0.02%)
Democratic Party (DP) - - 61
(0.04%)		 - - 61
(0.02%)
Total Valid Votes 53,916 42,094 145,474 57,723 55,179 354,386
Invalid/Blank Votes N/A
Total Votes N/A
Registered Voters 61,836 48,069 168,805 66,052 62,896 407,658
Voter Turnout N/A
Note: Kaskazini Unguja = Zanzibar North; Kusini Unguja = Zanzibar Central/South; Mjini Magharibi = Zanzibar Urban/West; Kaskazini Pemba = Pemba North; Kusini Pemba = Pemba South.
SEATS WON BY REGION
Party Region National Total
Kaskazini Unguja Kusini Unguja Mjini Magharibi Kaskazini Pemba Kusini Pemba
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) 7 5 16 - - 28
Civic United Front (CUF) 1 - 3 9 9 22
Total Seats 8 5 19 9 9 50