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1980 Tanzanian general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in Tanzania on 26 October 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi as the sole legal party, following the 1977 merger of the mainland -based Tanganyika African National Union and the Zanzibar -based Afro-Shirazi Party , which had previously operated as the sole legal parties in their areas. For the National Assembly election there were two candidates from the same party in each of the 106 constituencies, whilst the presidential election was effectively a referendum on CCM leader Julius Nyerere 's candidacy.
Voter turnout was 86% of the 6,969,803 registered voters in the presidential election and 85% for the National Assembly,[ 1] [ 2]
Candidate Party Votes % Julius Nyerere Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5,570,883 95.56 Against 259,040 4.44 Total 5,829,923 100.00 Valid votes 5,829,923 97.38 Invalid/blank votes 157,019 2.62 Total votes 5,986,942 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,969,803 85.90 Source: Nohlen et al.
Party Votes % Seats Chama Cha Mapinduzi 5,417,099 100.00 111 Appointed and indirectly-elected members 153 Total 5,417,099 100.00 264 Valid votes 5,417,099 96.83 Invalid/blank votes 177,243 3.17 Total votes 5,594,342 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,604,408 84.71 Source: IPU , Nohlen et al.
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