1980 Tanzanian general election

none Tanzania 1975 Tanzanian general election 1975 1980 10 26 yes 1985 Tanzanian general election 1985 yes presidential Presidential election President Nyerere van Tanzania, koppen, Bestanddeelnr 928-2879 (cropped).jpg Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5,570,883 95.56% President Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi General elections were held in Tanzania on 26 October 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi as the sole legal party, following the 1977 merger of the mainland-based Tanganyika African National Union and the Zanzibar-based Afro-Shirazi Party, which had previously operated as the sole legal parties in their areas. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each of the 106 constituencies, whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on CCM leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy. Voter turnout was 86% of the 6,969,803 registered voters in the presidential election and 85% for the National Assembly,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp880-884 0-19-829645-2 although the country's population was around 18 million at the time of the election.Tanzania: One party elections 1970-1990 EISA Results President Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5570883 Against 259040 157019 6969803 Nohlen et al. National Assembly Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5417099 111 Appointed and indirectly-elected members 153 177243 6604408 IPU, Nohlen et al. References Category:Presidential elections in Tanzania General Category:Parliamentary elections in Tanzania Category:One-party elections Tanzania Tanzania