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2016 Zanzibari Presidential election Registered 503,580 Turnout 67.9%
Nominee
Ali Shein
Party
CCM
Popular vote
299,982
Percentage
91.4%
General elections were held in Zanzibar on 20 March 2016. The 2016 election was conducted as a re-run of the annulled 2015 Zanzibari general election . Only the Zanzibari President , Zanzibar House of Representatives and local legislative elections were part of the re-run.[1] [2]
The election had a seemingly low turnover compared to previous elections as the opposition had boycotted the re-run. The opposition criticize the government in rigging the system against them after the election they believed to be victorious was annulled in 2015.[3]
Due to the boycott, Ali Mohamed Shein won the presidency by a landslide and continued his second term.[4]
Results
Presidential
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Ali Mohamed Shein
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
299,982
91.4
Hamad Rashid Mohamed
Alliance for Democratic Change
9,734
3.0
Seif Sharif Hamad
Civic United Front
6,076
1.9
Issa Mohammed Zonga
Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
2,018
0.6
Ali Khatib Ali
(CCK)
1,980
0.6
Juma Ali Khatib
Tanzania Democratic Alliance
1,562
0.5
Hafidh Hassan Suleiman
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP)
1,499
0.5
Kassim Bakari Ali
Jahazi Asilia
1,407
0.4
Said Soud Said
Association of Farmers Party
1,303
0.4
Khamis Idd Lila
Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT)
1,255
0.4
Abdulla Kombo Khamis
Democratic Party (DP)
512
0.2
Mohammed Rashid Masoud
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMA)
493
0.2
Seif Ali Iddi
National Reconstruction Alliance
266
0.1
Tabu Mussa Juma
Demokrasia Makini (D-Makini)
210
0.1
Invalid/blank votes
13,538
–
Total
341,865
100
Registered voters/turnout
503,580
67.9
Source: Zanzibar Election Commission
House of Representatives
References