General elections were held in
Tanzania on 29 October 2000, with sixteen constituencies in
Zanzibar voting again on 5 November due to problems with distributing election material.
[Tanzania: 2000 Presidential election results]
EISA The second general elections since the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992, they were won by the ruling
Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which claimed 202 of the 231 constituency seats in the
National Assembly, and whose candidate,
Benjamin Mkapa, winning the presidential election.
After the election, 48 additional seats for women MPs were awarded to the parties based on the proportion of seats in the National Assembly, whilst five members were elected by the
House of Representatives of Zanzibar
The Zanzibar House of Representatives is the unicameral, subnational legislature of the autonomous islands of Zanzibar in Tanzania.
History
The current legislature was formed in 1980. Prior to this, the Revolutionary Council held both the exe ...
, ten members were nominated by the
President, and the Attorney General was also an ''ex officio'' member, giving a total number of MPs of 285.
Tanzania: 2000 Parliamentary election results
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Voter turnout was 84.43% of the 10,088,484 registered voters.[
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Results
President
National Assembly
References
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