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General elections were held in Zanzibar in July 1963. The number of seats was increased from 22 to 31, and the result was a victory for the Zanzibar Nationalist Party and Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party alliance, which won 18 seats, despite the fact that the Afro-Shirazi Party, which had won 13, claimed 54.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was estimated to be 99.1%.

The ZNP-ZPPP alliance, which involved the two parties not running candidates against each other in their strongholds, was invited to form a government, and led the country to independence on 10 December that year. However, on 12 January 1964, the Zanzibar Revolution brought the ASP to power.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Afro-Shirazi Party87,08554.2113+3
Zanzibar Nationalist Party47,95029.8512+2
Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party25,60915.946+3
Total160,644100.0031+8
Valid votes160,64498.25
Invalid/blank votes2,8661.75
Total votes163,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout165,04499.07
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p880 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Zanzibar: 1963 Elections EISA
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