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The Chambani by-election was a by-election held for the Tanzanian parliamentary constituency of Chambani. It was triggered by the death of Salim Khamis, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Civic United Front (CUF) since 2010. [1] The by-election took place on 16 June 2013 and the CUF candidate won by a landslide. [2]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Chambani by-election, 2013 Death of Salim Khamis 19 spoilt votes Electorate: 4,834 Turnout: 3,255 (67.34%) –23.52 | CUF hold Majority: 2,306 (71.26%) | Yussuf Salim Hussein | CUF | 2,708 | 83.68 | +7.38 | ||
| Mathari Saharani | CCM | 402 | 12.42 | –1.79 | ||||
| Said Abdallah | ADC | 114 | 3.52 | - | ||||
| Siti Shaibu | Chadema | 12 | 0.37 | –0.61 | ||||
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