General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the

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to establish internal self-government for the territory. The

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won 70 of the 71 elected seats, whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.Elections in Tanzania
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{{Tanganyikan elections, state=expanded Parliamentary elections in Tanzania

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Tanganyika Tanganyika (territory) Election and referendum articles with incomplete results