2000 Tanzanian general election

General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October 2000, with sixteen constituencies in Zanzibar voting again on 5 November due to problems with distributing election material.[1] The second general elections since the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992, they were won by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which claimed 202 of the 231 constituency seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate, Benjamin Mkapa, winning the presidential election.

2000 Tanzanian general election

29 October 2000 (2000-10-29)
 
Nominee Benjamin Mkapa Ibrahim Lipumba
Party CCM Civic United Front
Popular vote 5,863,201 1,329,077
Percentage 71.74% 16.26%

President before election

Benjamin Mkapa
CCM

Elected President

Benjamin Mkapa
CCM

After the election, 48 additional seats for women MPs were awarded to the parties based on the proportion of seats in the National Assembly, whilst five members were elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar, ten members were nominated by the President, and the Attorney General was also an ex officio member, giving a total number of MPs of 285.[2]

Voter turnout was 84.43% of the 10,088,484 registered voters.[1]

Results

President

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Benjamin MkapaAli Mohamed SheinChama Cha Mapinduzi5,863,20171.74
Ibrahim Lipumba?Civic United Front1,329,07716.26
Augustino Mrema?NCCR–Mageuzi637,1157.80
John Cheyo?United Democratic Party342,8914.20
Total8,172,284100.00
Valid votes8,172,28495.95
Invalid/blank votes345,3144.05
Total votes8,517,598100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,088,48484.43
Source: EISA, African Elections Database

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats
Elected Women Total
Chama Cha Mapinduzi4,628,12765.1920241243
Civic United Front890,04412.5417421
Tanzania Labour Party652,5049.19415
United Democratic Party315,3034.44314
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo300,5674.23415
National Convention for Construction and Reform–Mageuzi256,5913.61101
United People's Democratic Party14,7890.21000
Popular National Party11,7310.17000
Progressive Party of Tanzania–Maendeleo10,2060.14000
Tanzania Democratic Alliance9,6470.14000
Union for Multiparty Democracy7,5500.11000
National League for Democracy2,5070.04000
National Reconstruction Alliance700000
Invalid/blank votes405,768
Total7,442,79810023148279
Registered voters/turnout10,088,48473.78
Source: EISA

References

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