1975 Tanzanian general election explained

Country:	Tanzania
Previous Election:	1970 Tanzanian general election
Previous Year:	1970
Next Election:	1980 Tanzanian general election
Next Year:	1980
Module:	Embed: yes Type: presidential Election Name: Presidential election Image1: President Nyerere van Tanzania, koppen, Bestanddeelnr 928-2879 (cropped).jpg Nominee1: Julius Nyerere Party1: Tanganyika African National Union Popular Vote1: 4,172,267 Percentage1: 93.25% President Before Election: Julius Nyerere Before Party: Tanganyika African National Union After Election: Julius Nyerere After Party: Tanganyika African National Union

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),^[1] whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on TANU leader Julius Nyerere's candidacy.

Voter turnout was 82% for both elections.^[2] The country's population was around 15 million at the time of the election.^[1]

Results

National Assembly

Notes and References

1. https://www.eisa.org/wep/tanoneparty.htm Tanzania: One party elections 1970-1990
2. [Dieter Nohlen]