2005 Tanzanian general election

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2005 Tanzanian general election
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  2000 14 December 2005 (2005-12-14) 2010  
Presidential election
  Jakaya Kikwete 2011 (cropped).jpg Ibrahim Lipumba.jpg
Nominee Jakaya Kikwete Ibrahim Lipumba
Party CCM Civic United Front
Popular vote9,123,9521,327,125
Percentage80.28%11.68%

President before election

Benjamin Mkapa
CCM

Elected President

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM

General elections were held in Tanzania on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe. [1] The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October, as scheduled.

Contents

The presidential election was won by Jakaya Kikwete of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), who received 80% of the vote, with Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front finishing second with 12%. In the parliamentary elections, the CCM won 264 of the 323 seats in the National Assembly.

Presidential candidates

Union

Zanzibar

Results

President

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Ali Mohamed Shein Chama Cha Mapinduzi 9,123,95280.28
Ibrahim Lipumba Juma Duni Haji Civic United Front 1,327,12511.68
Freeman Mbowe Anna Komu Chadema 668,7565.88
Augustine Mrema Omari Rukia Tanzania Labour Party 84,9010.75
Sengondo Mvungi Naila Majid Jiddawi NCCR–Mageuzi 55,8190.49
Mchungaji Augustine MtikilaSoud Said Said Democratic Party 31,0830.27
Emmanuel Makaidi Mohamed Ali Kassim National League for Democracy 21,5740.19
Anna Senkoro Yusuph Mchenga Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo 18,7830.17
Leonard Shayo Hussein Ali SuleimanDemokrasia Makini17,0700.15
Paul Henry Kyara Ramadhani Haji Sauti ya Umma 16,4140.14
Total11,365,477100.00
Valid votes11,365,47795.70
Invalid/blank votes510,4504.30
Total votes11,875,927100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,401,69472.41
Source: African Elections Database

Parliament

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PartyVotes%Seats
ConstituencyWomenTotal+/–
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 7,579,89769.9920658264+21
Civic United Front 1,542,25414.24191130+9
Chadema 888,1338.205611+6
Tanzania Labour Party 306,2192.83101–4
NCCR–Mageuzi 239,4522.21000–1
United Democratic Party 155,8871.44101–3
Chama cha Haki na Ustawi 38,0850.35000New
Jahazi Asilia21,0420.19000New
Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo 13,5320.120000
Democratic Party 11,8760.11000New
Tanzania Democratic Alliance 6,8450.060000
Sauti ya Umma 6,0850.06000New
National League for Democracy 6,0540.060000
United People's Democratic Party 5,4560.050000
National Reconstruction Alliance3,4590.030000
Demokrasia Makini2,1020.02000New
Forum for Restoration of Democracy1,6250.02000New
Union for Multiparty Democracy 1,5100.01000New
Presidential appointees100
Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives50
Attorney-General10
Total10,829,513100.0023275323+28
Valid votes10,829,51394.68
Invalid/blank votes608,8375.32
Total votes11,438,350100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,425,91369.64
Source: EISA

Zanzibar President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Amani Abeid Karume Chama Cha Mapinduzi 239,83253.18
Seif Shariff Hamad Civic United Front 207,73346.06
Haji Mussa Kitole Jahazi Asilia2,1100.47
Abdallah Ali Abdallah Democratic Party  5090.11
Simai Abdulrahman AbdallahNational Reconstruction Alliance4490.10
Mariam Omar Sauti ya Umma 3350.07
Total450,968100.00
Valid votes450,96897.91
Invalid/blank votes9,6132.09
Total votes460,581100.00
Registered voters/turnout507,22590.80
Source: EISA

Zanzibar House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 228,15952.0230
Civic United Front 197,81045.1019
Others12,6532.880
Total438,622100.0049
Valid votes438,62298.59
Invalid/blank votes6,2511.41
Total votes444,873100.00
Registered voters/turnout506,98587.75
Source: EISA

Note: A re-run of the invalidated election took place on 14 December 2005.

See also

References

  1. "United Republic of Tanzania (Bunge): Elections held in 2005". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 12 October 2021.