2000 Tanzanian general election

General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October 2000, with sixteen constituencies in Zanzibar voting again on 5 November due to problems with distributing election material.[1] The second general elections since the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992, they were won by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which claimed 202 of the 231 constituency seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate, Benjamin Mkapa, winning the presidential election.

2000 Tanzanian general election

29 October 2000 (2000-10-29)
 
Nominee Benjamin Mkapa Ibrahim Lipumba
Party CCM Civic United Front
Popular vote 5,863,201 1,329,077
Percentage 71.74% 16.26%

President before election

Benjamin Mkapa
CCM

Elected President

Benjamin Mkapa
CCM

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After the election, 48 additional seats for women MPs were awarded to the parties based on the proportion of seats in the National Assembly, whilst five members were elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar, ten members were nominated by the President, and the Attorney General was also an ex officio member, giving a total number of MPs of 285.[2]

Voter turnout was 84.43% of the 10,088,484 registered voters.[1]

Results

Presidential election

Candidate Party Votes %
Benjamin Mkapa Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5,863,201 71.74
Ibrahim Lipumba Civic United Front 1,329,077 16.26
Augustine Mrema National Convention for Construction and Reform–Mageuzi 637,115 7.80
John Cheyo United Democratic Party 342,891 4.20
Invalid/blank votes 345,314 -
Total 8,517,598 100
Source: EISA

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats Additional seats
for women MPs
Chama Cha Mapinduzi4,628,12765.1920241
Civic United Front890,04412.54174
Tanzania Labour Party652,5049.1941
United Democratic Party315,3034.4431
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo300,5674.2341
National Convention for Construction and Reform–Mageuzi256,5913.6110
United People's Democratic Party14,7890.2100
Popular National Party11,7310.1700
Progressive Party of Tanzania–Maendeleo10,2060.1400
Tanzania Democratic Alliance9,6470.1400
Union for Multiparty Democracy7,5500.1100
National League for Democracy2,5070.0400
National Reconstruction Alliance70000
Invalid/blank votes405,768---
Total7,099,63610023137
Source: EISA

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