Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Tanzania. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Tanzania.| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete | Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) | 9,123,952 | 80.28 |
| Ibrahim Lipumba | Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi) | 1,327,125 | 11.68 |
| Freeman Mbowe | Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress) | 668,756 | 5.88 |
| Augustine Mrema | Tanzania Labour Party | 84,901 | 0.75 |
| Sengondo Mvungi | National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi | 55,819 | 0.49 |
| Christopher Mtikila | Democratic Party | 31,083 | 0.27 |
| Emmanuel Makaidi | National League for Democracy | 21,574 | 0.19 |
| Anna Senkoro | Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo | 18,783 | 0.17 |
| Leonard Shayo | Demokrasia Makini | 17,070 | 0.15 |
| Paul Henry Kyara | Sauti ya Umma | 16,414 | 0.14 |
| Total Votes | 11,365,477 | 100.00 | |
| Voter Turnout | 72.4% | ||
| Parties | Votes | % | Direct seats |
Additional Women seats |
Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) | 7,579,897 | 70.0 | 206 | 58 | 264 |
| Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi) | 1,551,243 | 14.3 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress) | 888,133 | 8.2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Tanzania Labour Party | 297,230 | 2.7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| National Convention for Construction and Reform–Mageuzi | 239,452 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| United Democratic Party | 155,887 | 1.4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Others | 117,671 | 1.2 | — | — | — |
| Members nominated by the Union president | 10 | ||||
| Representatives of the Zanzibar House of Representatives | 5 | ||||
| Ex officio members | 2 | ||||
| Total (turnout 72%) | 10,829,513 | 100.0 | 232 | 75 | 324 |
- Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party) - Benjamin Mkapa
- Civic United Front or CUF - Seif Shariff Hamad
- Chama cha Democracia na Maendeleo or CHADEMA - Freeman Aikaeli Mbowe (chairman)
- Tanzania Labour Party or TLP - Augustine Lyatonga Mrema
- United Democratic Party or UDP - John Cheyo
- Democratic Party (unregistered) - Reverend Christopher Mtikila
- National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi or NCCR-Mageuzi - James Mbatia
- Union for Multiparty Democracy or UMD - Abdullah Fundikira
See also the Tanzanian general election, 2010.
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