1963 Zanzibari general election

General elections were held in 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%.

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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Afro-Shirazi Party	87,085	54.21	13	+3
	Zanzibar Nationalist Party	47,950	29.85	12	+2
	Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party	25,609	15.94	6	+3
Total		160,644	100.00	31	+8
Valid votes		160,644	98.25
Invalid/blank votes		2,866	1.75
Total votes		163,510	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		165,044	99.07
Source: African Elections Database