1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika on 1 November 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily with 98% of the vote.[1] No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

## Results

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Julius Nyerere| Tanganyika African National Union| 1,127,987| 98.15
| Zuberi Mtemvu| African National Congress| 21,276| 1.85
Total| 1,149,263| 100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

There were around 1.8 million registered voters.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database
2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p883 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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