2016 Zanzibari general election
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| Registered | 503,580 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.9% | ||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Zanzibar on 20 March 2016. The 2016 election was conducted as a re-run of the annulled 2015 Zanzibari general election. Only the Zanzibari President, Zanzibar House of Representatives and local legislative elections were part of the re-run.[1][2]
The election had a seemingly low turnover compared to previous elections as the opposition had boycotted the re-run. The opposition criticize the government in rigging the system against them after the election they believed to be victorious was annulled in 2015.[3]
Due to the boycott, Ali Mohamed Shein won the presidency by a landslide and continued his second term.[4]
Results[edit]
President[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Mohamed Shein | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 299,982 | 91.37 | |
| Hamad Rashid Mohamed | Alliance for Democratic Change | 9,734 | 2.96 | |
| Seif Sharif Hamad | Civic United Front | 6,076 | 1.85 | |
| Issa Mohammed Zonga | Sauti ya Umma | 2,018 | 0.61 | |
| Ali Khatib Ali | Chama Cha Kijamii | 1,980 | 0.60 | |
| Juma Ali Khatib | Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 1,562 | 0.48 | |
| Hafidh Hassan Suleiman | Tanzania Labour Party | 1,499 | 0.46 | |
| Kassim Bakari Ali | Jahazi Asilia | 1,470 | 0.45 | |
| Said Soud Said | Association of Farmers Party | 1,303 | 0.40 | |
| Khamis Idd Lila | Alliance for Change and Transparency | 1,225 | 0.37 | |
| Abdulla Kombo Khamis | Democratic Party | 512 | 0.16 | |
| Mohammed Rashid Masoud | Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma | 493 | 0.15 | |
| Seif Ali Iddi | National Reconstruction Alliance | 266 | 0.08 | |
| Tabu Mussa Juma | Demokrasia Makini | 210 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 328,330 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 328,330 | 96.04 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,538 | 3.96 | ||
| Total votes | 341,868 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 503,580 | 67.89 | ||
| Source: Zanzibar Election Commission | ||||
House of Representatives[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Zanzibar holds presidential elections despite opposition's boycott | DW | 20.03.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "The Political Crisis in Zanzibar". www.csis.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Views divided as Jecha picks CCM's nomination forms". The Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Tanzanian ruling party declared winner in Zanzibar re-run vote". Reuters. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
