General elections were held in
Zanzibar on 1 June 1961, following the
inconclusive elections in January. One further constituency,
Mtambile, was created on the island of
Pemba, with the hope that this would break the deadlock. 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 ...
and 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 ...
both won ten seats, despite the fact that the ASP had received just over 50% of the votes and the ZNP only 35%. The other three seats were won by 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.
[Zanzibar: 1961 Elections]
EISA The ZNP and ZPPP formed a coalition government.
Of the 93,918 registered voters, 90,595 voted, giving a turnout of 96%.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p880
Results
References
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