1985 Tanzanian general election

none Tanzania presidential 1980 Tanzanian general election 1980 1985 10 27 yes 1990 Tanzanian general election 1990 yes presidential Presidential election Ali Hassan Mwinyi.jpg Ali Hassan Mwinyi Chama Cha Mapinduzi 4,778,114 95.68% President Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi Ali Hassan Mwinyi Chama Cha Mapinduzi General elections were held in Tanzania on 27 October 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi as the sole legal party. 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 CCM's candidate Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who succeeded Julius Nyerere as president. Several changes were made to the elections, including increasing the number of constituencies from 106 to 119, scrapping the 20 regional seats elected by MPs, and the introduction of 15 reserved seats for women. The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 by the 1985 Elections Act, and a constitutional amendment the previous year had limited the president to two terms.Tanzania: The 1985 Elections EISA Voter turnout was 74% in the National Assembly election and 75% in the presidential election.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp881-884 0-19-829645-2 Results President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Chama Cha Mapinduzi 4778114 Against 215626 188259 6910555 Nohlen et al. National Assembly File:Tanzania National Assembly 1985.svg Chama Cha Mapinduzi 4768997 169 Appointed and indirectly-elected members 105 214324 6736863 IPU, Nohlen et al. References Category:Presidential elections in Tanzania General Category:Parliamentary elections in Tanzania Category:One-party elections Tanzania