Elections in Tanzania

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Elections in Tanzania occur on both the local and national levels. The local government holds elections for street or village chair people. General elections at the national level elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. The president is elected for a five-year term.^[1]

The National Assembly, or Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano, has 323 members: 232 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies and 75 seats allocated to women who are elected by the political parties that are represented in the National Assembly. This depends on the majority of elected members from each political party, including the elected members from Zanzibar specific for the United Republic of Tanzania. The President appoints ministers of government from among members of the National Assembly. The Attorney General is automatically entitled to be part of the Parliament. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President from among members of the National Assembly, is the principal officer of the government business in the National Assembly.

Tanzania has a dominant-party system with Chama Cha Mapinduzi in power (Status 2020). Chadema, NCCR–Mageuzi, and CUF are some other opposition parties represented in the National Assembly

The next general election in Tanzania will be in 2025.

Parts of this article (those related to 2020 general election results) need to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2021)

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Constituency	Women	Total	+/–
	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	8,166,203	55.06	194	66	260	+7
	Chadema	4,732,782	31.91	36	37	73	+25
	Civic United Front	1,297,526	8.75	32	10	42	+8
	Alliance for Change and Transparency	324,317	2.19	1	0	1	New
	NCCR–Mageuzi	183,952	1.24	1	0	1	–3
	Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma	23,058	0.16	0	0	0	New
	Democratic Party	14,471	0.10	0	0	0	0
	United Democratic Party	13,757	0.09	0	0	0	–1
	Tanzania Labour Party	13,117	0.09	0	0	0	–1
	ADA–TADEA	12,979	0.09	0	0	0	0
	Alliance for Democratic Change	12,604	0.08	0	0	0	New
	Chama cha Haki na Ustawi	8,217	0.06	0	0	0	0
	Alliance for Tanzania Farmers Party	7,504	0.05	0	0	0	0
	United People's Democratic Party	3,860	0.03	0	0	0	0
	Jahazi Asilia	3,344	0.02	0	0	0	0
	Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo	3,037	0.02	0	0	0	0
	Chama Cha Kijamii	2,383	0.02	0	0	0	New
	National League for Democracy	2,152	0.01	0	0	0	0
	Union for Multiparty Democracy	1,975	0.01	0	0	0	0
	Sauti ya Umma	1,810	0.01	0	0	0	0
	National Reconstruction Alliance	1,510	0.01	0	0	0	0
	Demokrasia Makini	1,293	0.01	0	0	0	0
Presidential appointees				–	–	10	0
Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives				–	–	5	0
Attorney-General				–	–	1	0
Total		14,831,851	100.00	264	113	393	+36
Registered voters/turnout		23,161,440	–
Source: NEC, EISA, EISA

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database

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