1965 Tanzanian general election

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Nominee	Julius Nyerere
Party	TANU
Popular vote	2,520,904
Percentage	96.60%

President before election

Julius Nyerere
TANU

Elected President

Julius Nyerere
TANU

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General elections were held for the first time in the newly formed Union of Tanzania in September 1965. The country had also just become a one-party state, with the Tanganyika African National Union as the sole legal party on the mainland, and the Afro-Shirazi Party was the only party in Zanzibar. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each constituency, whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on TANU leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy.

Voter turnout was 72% in the National Assembly election and 83% in the presidential election, although only 32.5% of the country's 9.8 million residents were registered.

In addition to the elected MPs, there were a further 94 unelected members; the 32 members of the Zanzibar Revolutionary Council, 20 members nominated from Zanzibar, 17 regional commissioners, 15 members chosen by the National Assembly, and up to 10 members nominated by the president.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Julius Nyerere	Tanganyika African National Union	2,520,904	96.60
Against			88,600	3.40
Total			2,609,504	100.00

Valid votes			2,609,504	98.99
Invalid/blank votes			26,537	1.01
Total votes			2,636,041	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,187,215	82.71
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	TANU–ASP	2,263,830	100.00	188
Total		2,263,830	100.00	188

Valid votes		2,263,830	98.87
Invalid/blank votes		25,772	1.13
Total votes		2,289,602	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,187,215	71.84
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp880-884 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ Tanzania: The 1965 One-Party Elections Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA

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See also: Elections and referendums in Zanzibar

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