Tanzania Labour Party Explained

Tanzania Labour Party
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Abbreviation:TLP
Chairman:Hamad Mkadam Rajab
Secretary General:Richard Lyimo
Founder:Leo Lwekamwa
Founded:1992
Headquarters:Dar es Salaam
Youth Wing:Labour Youth
Ideology:Social democracy
Position:Left-wing
Country:Tanzania

The Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) is a political party in Tanzania.[1]

Electoral performance

At the 2000 legislative elections, the party won 3 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections of the same day, its candidate Augustine Lyatonga Mrema won 7.8% of the vote.

In elections held on 14 December 2005, TLP presidential candidate Augustine Mrema placed fourth out of ten candidates, winning 0.75% of the vote. The party won one seat in National Assembly elections held on the same day.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jonas Ewald. Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania. Moving Towards Consolidation Years After Independence?. July 2013. African Books Collective. 978-9987-08-250-6. 365–.