2014 Chalinze by-election
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The Chalinze by-election was a by-election held in Tanzania for the parliamentary constituency of Chalinze. It was triggered by the death of Saidi Bwanamdogo, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) who had held the seat for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi since 2010.[1] The by-election took place on 6 April 2014 and the CCM candidate won by a landslide.[2]
Results
[edit]| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Chalinze by-election, 2014 Death of Saidi Bwanamdogo 328 spoilt votes Electorate: 92,939 Turnout: 24,422 (26.28%) –14.3 | CCM hold Majority: 18,284 (75.89%) | Ridhiwani Kikwete | CCM | 20,828 | 86.44 | –0.86 | ||
| Mathayo Torongey | Chadema | 2,544 | 10.56 | - | ||||
| Fabian Skauki | CUF | 473 | 1.98 | –5.54 | ||||
| Ramadhani Mgaya | AFP | 186 | 0.77 | - | ||||
| Munir Hussein | NRA | 60 | 0.25 | - | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kalenga, Chalinze polls in pipeline". Daily News (Tanzania). 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Ridhiwani takes Chalinze seat by a landslide". Daily News (Tanzania). 2014-04-08. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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