1960 Tanganyikan general election
Election of the Tanganyika African National Union to the Legislative Council
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General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats,[1] whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.[2]
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Tanganyika African National Union | 100,581 | 82.82 | 70 | |
| African National Congress | 337 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Independents | 20,527 | 16.90 | 1 | |
| Total | 121,445 | 100.00 | 71 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 885,000 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||