1975 Tanzanian general election

1975 Tanzanian general election

26 October 1975 (1975-10-26)

Presidential election

Nominee Julius Nyerere Party TANU Popular vote 4,172,267 Percentage 93.25%

President before election Julius Nyerere TANU Elected President Julius Nyerere TANU

General elections were held in Tanzania on 26 October 1975. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Tanganyika African National Union as the sole legal party on the mainland, and the Afro-Shirazi Party was the only party in Zanzibar. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each of the constituencies (although 40 were elected unopposed), whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on TANU leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy.

Voter turnout was 82% for both elections. The country's population was around 15 million at the time of the election.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Julius Nyerere	Tanganyika African National Union	4,172,267	93.25
Against			302,005	6.75
Total			4,474,272	100.00
Valid votes			4,474,272	98.17
Invalid/blank votes			83,323	1.83
Total votes			4,557,595	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,577,566	81.71
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	TANU–ASP	4,474,267	100.00	96
Appointed and indirectly-elected members				127
Total		4,474,267	100.00	223
Valid votes		4,474,267	98.17
Invalid/blank votes		83,328	1.83
Total votes		4,557,595	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,577,569	81.71
Source: IPU, Nohlen et al.