2005 Tanzanian general election

2005 Tanzanian general election

14 December 2005 (2005-12-14)

Nominee Jakaya Kikwete Ibrahim Lipumba Party CCM Civic United Front Popular vote 9,123,952 1,327,125 Percentage 80.28% 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 a vice-presidential candidate. These polls were the third since the country returned to multiparty rule in 1992. They were also significant in that the incumbent President Benjamin Mkapa, who has served two consecutive terms, stepped down in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October, as scheduled.

Presidential candidates

Union

• Jakaya Kikwete - Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
• Paul Henry Kyara - Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
• Ibrahim Lipumba - Civic United Front (CUF)
• Emmanuel Makaidi - National League for Democracy (NLD)
• Freeman Mbowe - Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
• Augustine Mrema - Tanzania Labour Party (TLP)
• Christopher Mtikila - Democratic Party (DP)
• Sengondo Mvungi - National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi (NCCR-Mageuzi). He is also supported by the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD), National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA), Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD), and United People's Democratic Party (UPDP).
• Anna Senkoro - Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo)
• Leonard Shayo - Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI)

Zanzibar

• Amani Abeid Karume - Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
• Seif Shariff Hamad - Civic United Front (CUF)
• Haji Mussa Kitole - Jahazi Asilia
• Abdallah Ali Abdallah - Democratic Party (DP)
• Mariam Omar - Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
• Simai Abdulrahman Abdallah - National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)

Election results

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Zanzibar President

Candidate	Party	Number of Votes	% of Votes
Amani Abeid Karume	Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)	239,832	53.18%
Seif Shariff Hamad	Civic United Front (CUF)	207,773	46.07%
Haji Mussa Kitole	Jahazi Asilia	2,110	0.48%
Abdallah Ali Abdallah	Democratic Party (DP)	509	0.11%
Simai Abdulrahman Abdallah	National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)	449	0.10%
Mariam Omar	Sauti ya Umma (SAU)	335	0.07%
Total Votes		451,008
Voter Turnout		90.8%

Zanzibar House of Representatives

Party	Number of Seats (50)
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)	30
Civic United Front (CUF)	19
Invalidated	01

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

See also

• Tanzania
• Zanzibar
• History of Tanzania
• List of Tanzania National Assembly members

External links

• Uchaguzi Tanzania (in Swahili)
• Chama Cha Mapinduzi official site (in Swahili)
• Chama cha Democracia na Maendeleo (in Swahili)
• Civic United Front official site (in English/Swahili)
• National Electoral Commission