Election Name: | 2014 Chalinze by-election |
Country: | Tanzania |
Type: | by-election |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2010 Tanzanian general election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | Tanzanian general election, 2015 |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Needed Votes: | Simple-majority |
Seats For Election: | The Chalinze constituency in the Tanzanian Parliament |
Candidate1: | Ridhiwani Kikwete |
Party1: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Popular Vote1: | 20,828 |
Percentage1: | 86.44 |
Colour2: | F33 |
Candidate2: | Mathayo Torongey |
Party2: | Chadema |
Popular Vote2: | 2,544 |
Percentage2: | 10.56 |
MP | |
Before Election: | Saidi Bwanamdogo |
Before Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
After Election: | Ridhiwani Kikwete |
After Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
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]