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The Igunga by-election was a by-election held for the Tanzanian parliamentary constituency of Igunga in Tabora Region. It was triggered by the resignation of Rostam Aziz, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi since 1994. The by-election took place on 2 October 2011 and the CCM candidate won by 50.46%. [1]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Igunga by-election, 2011 [2] Resignation of Rostam Aziz 1,185 spoilt votes Electorate: 171,019 Turnout: 53,672 (31.38%) +2.72 | CCM hold Majority: 3,224 (6.14%) | Dalaly Kafumu | CCM | 26,484 | 50.46 | −22.32 | ||
| Kashindye Mwandu | Chadema | 23,260 | 44.32 | - | ||||
| Mahona Lucas | CUF | 2,104 | 4.01 | −19.09 | ||||
| Steven Mahuvi | AFP | 235 | 0.45 | - | ||||
| Hassan Rutegema | CHAUSTA | 182 | 0.35 | - | ||||
| John Maguma | SAU | 83 | 0.16 | - | ||||
| Saidi Cheni | DP | 76 | 0.15 | - | ||||
| Hemedi Dedu | UPDP | 63 | 0.12 | +0.13 | ||||
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