2016 Zanzibari general election

2016 Zanzibari Presidential election
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20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)
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Registered503,580
Turnout67.9%
 
Nominee Ali Shein
Party CCM
Popular vote 299,982
Percentage 91.4%
President before election

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

 Elected President

Ali Mohamed Shein
CCM

General elections were held in Zanzibar on 20 March 2016. The 2016 election was conducted as a re-run of the annulled 2015 Zanzibari general election. Only the Zanzibari President, Zanzibar House of Representatives and local legislative elections were part of the re-run.

The election had a seemingly low turnover compared to previous elections as the opposition had boycotted the re-run. The opposition criticize the government in rigging the system against them after the election they believed to be victorious was annulled in 2015.

Due to the boycott, Ali Mohamed Shein won the presidency by a landslide and continued his second term.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ali Mohamed SheinChama Cha Mapinduzi299,98291.37
Hamad Rashid MohamedAlliance for Democratic Change9,7342.96
Seif Sharif HamadCivic United Front6,0761.85
Issa Mohammed ZongaSauti ya Umma2,0180.61
Ali Khatib AliChama Cha Kijamii1,9800.60
Juma Ali KhatibTanzania Democratic Alliance1,5620.48
Hafidh Hassan SuleimanTanzania Labour Party1,4990.46
Kassim Bakari AliJahazi Asilia1,4700.45
Said Soud SaidAssociation of Farmers Party1,3030.40
Khamis Idd LilaAlliance for Change and Transparency1,2250.37
Abdulla Kombo KhamisDemocratic Party 5120.16
Mohammed Rashid MasoudChama cha Ukombozi wa Umma4930.15
Seif Ali IddiNational Reconstruction Alliance2660.08
Tabu Mussa JumaDemokrasia Makini 2100.06
Total328,330100.00
Valid votes328,33096.04
Invalid/blank votes13,5383.96
Total votes341,868100.00
Registered voters/turnout503,58067.89
Source: Zanzibar Election Commission

House of Representatives

References

  1. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Zanzibar holds presidential elections despite opposition's boycott | DW | 20.03.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Political Crisis in Zanzibar". www.csis.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Views divided as Jecha picks CCM's nomination forms". The Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tanzanian ruling party declared winner in Zanzibar re-run vote". Reuters. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.