General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats,[1] whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Tanganyika African National Union100,58182.8270
African National Congress3370.280
Independents20,52716.901
Total121,445100.0071
Registered voters/turnout885,000–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p878 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
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