1970 Tanzanian general election
30 October 1970 (1970-10-30)
 
Nominee Julius Nyerere
Party TANU
Popular vote 3,220,636
Percentage 96.7%
President before election

Julius Nyerere
TANU

 Elected President

Julius Nyerere
TANU

General elections were held in Tanzania on 30 October 1970. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Tanganyika African National Union as the sole legal party on the mainland, and the Afro-Shirazi Party was the only party in Zanzibar. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each of the 106 constituencies, whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on TANU leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy.

Voter turnout was 70.1% in the presidential election and 66.6% in the National Assembly election.[1]

Nyerere took the presidential oath on 5 November 1970.[2] At the same time he announced members of the new government led by Prime Minister Amani Karume, deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Rashid Mfaume Kawama, second deputy and Foreign Affairs Minister Isael Melinawingha, finances Amir Habib Jamal, trade and industry Paul Bomani, communication, transport and employment Job Malecela Luisinde, education Chadiel Johann Mgonji, economy and development Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu, accommodation and rural and urban development John Mhavile, information and radio Jacob Namfu, water and energy PhD Wilbert Chaguli.[2] Ali Hassan Mweny was appointed as the State Minister at the President's Office.[2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Julius NyerereTanganyika African National Union3,220,63696.73
Against108,9563.27
Total3,329,592100.00
Valid votes3,329,59297.73
Invalid/blank votes77,4912.27
Total votes3,407,083100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,860,45670.10
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats
Tanganyika African National Union120
Appointed and indirectly-elected members75
Total195
Total votes3,237,255–
Registered voters/turnout4,860,45666.60
Source: IPU, Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp880-884 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. 1 2 3 Milutin Tomanović (1971) Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1970, Institute of International Politics and Economics: Belgrade, p. 2528 (in Serbo-Croatian)
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