Tanzania Labour Party

The Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) is an opposition political party in Tanzania.[1]

Tanzania Labour Party

Chama cha TLP  (Swahili)
AbbreviationTLP
ChairmanAugustino Mrema
FounderLeo Lwekamwa
Founded1992
HeadquartersDar es Salaam
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours   

Electoral performance

At the 2000 legislative elections, the party won 3 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections of the same day, its candidate Augustine Lyatonga Mrema won 7.8% of the vote.

In elections held on 14 December 2005, TLP presidential candidate Augustine Mrema placed fourth out of ten candidates, winning 0.75% of the vote. The party won one seat in National Assembly elections held on the same day.

References

  1. Jonas Ewald (July 2013). Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania. Moving Towards Consolidation Years After Independence?. African Books Collective. pp. 365–. ISBN 978-9987-08-250-6.
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