2010 Zanzibari general election

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2010 Zanzibari presidential election
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 200531 October 2010 (2010-10-31) 2015  
Registered407,658
Turnout89.52%
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Party CCM Civic United Front
Popular vote179,809176,338
Percentage50.11%49.14%

President before election

Amani Abeid Karume
CCM

Elected President

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

General elections were held in Zanzibar on 31 October 2010 alongside the 2010 Tanzanian general elections. Amani Abeid Karume the president of Zanzibar stepped down after completing 2 terms in office. The presidential elections were won by Ali Mohamed Shein of Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Zanzibar elections have always been highly contested and also subject to post election violence. [1]

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To defuse the tensions a Unity government to be formed after the election was proposed, which was put into place after the 2010 Zanzibari government of national unity referendum was overwhelmingly accepted by the population. [2] [3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ali Mohamed Shein Chama Cha Mapinduzi 179,80950.11
Seif Sharif Hamad Civic United Front 176,33849.14
Kassim Bakari AliJahazi Asilia8030.22
Haji Khamis HajiNational Reconstruction Alliance5250.15
Juma Ali Khatib Tanzania Democratic Alliance 4970.14
Said Soud Said Association of Farmers Party 4800.13
Ambar Haji Khamis NCCR–Mageuzi 3630.10
Total358,815100.00
Valid votes358,81598.33
Invalid/blank votes6,1091.67
Total votes364,924100.00
Registered voters/turnout407,65889.52
Source: African Elections Database

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats
ConstituencyWomenTotal
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 178,09150.25281139
Civic United Front 168,08247.4322931
Jahazi Asilia3,5671.01000
Chadema 2,1750.61000
NCCR–Mageuzi 1,0460.30000
Tanzania Democratic Alliance 6510.18000
Tanzania Labour Party 2670.08000
Sauti ya Umma 1600.05000
National Reconstruction Alliance1110.03000
Association of Farmers Party 910.03000
Demokrasia Makini840.02000
Democratic Party 610.02000
Appointed10
Speaker and Attorney General2
Total354,386100.00502082
Registered voters/turnout407,658
Source: African Elections Database

See also

References

  1. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Post-election stalemate in Zanzibar | DW | 08.01.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. "Most supports government of national unity in Tanzania's Zanzibar: referendum - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. "The political stalemate in Zanzibar". Africa M.E. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2020-06-27.