1963 Zanzibari general election

General election in Zanzibar General elections were held in the Sultanate of Zanzibar in July 1963. The number of seats was increased from 22 to 31, and the result was a victory for the Zanzibar Nationalist Party and Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party alliance, which won 18 seats, despite the fact that the Afro-Shirazi Party, which had won 13, claimed 54.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was estimated to be 99.1%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p880 0-19-829645-2 The ZNP-ZPPP alliance, which involved the two parties not running candidates against each other in their strongholds, was invited to form a government, and led the country to independence on 10 December that year. However, on 12 January 1964, the Zanzibar Revolution brought the ASP to power.Zanzibar: 1963 Elections EISA Results Afro-Shirazi Party 87085 13 +3 Zanzibar Nationalist Party 47950 12 +2 Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party 25609 6 +3 2866 +8 165044 African Elections DatabaseAfrican Elections Database References expanded Zanzibar Category:Elections in Zanzibar General Zanzibar