General elections were held in Zanzibar on 17 January 1961 for the Legislative Council. The result saw the

Afro-Shirazi Party The Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) was a Marxist-Leninist, African nationalist Zanzibari political party formed between the mostly Shirazi Shiraz Party and the mostly African Afro Party. In the 1963 Zanzibari general election, the ASP claimed 1 ...

win ten seats, the

Zanzibar Nationalist Party The Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) was a nationalist and conservative Arab-dominated political party in Zanzibar. The ZNP, in a coalition with the African-dominated Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party The Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPP ...

nine, and the

Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party The Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP) was a nationalist, African-dominated political party in Zanzibar. The ZPPP, in a coalition with the Arab-dominated Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP), governed the island from 1961 to 1964. The ZPPP was ...

three. The

(ASP) won ten seats, and the

(ZNP) won nine; the ASP won the constituency of

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by just one vote, with 1,538 votes to the ZNP's 1,537. The ''

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'' listed the result in its annual editions under "Closest election".Mark Young, ed., ''The Guinness Book of World Records 1998'' (Bantam Books, 1998) p228 As both the ASP and the ZNP attempted to form a government, two ZPPP members joined the ZNP and one the ASP. Due to the resulting stalemate, fresh elections were held in June.Zanzibar: 1961 Elections
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