1958–59 Tanganyikan general election

General elections were held in Tanganyika in September 1958 and February 1959. Elections were held in five constituencies on 8 and 12 September 1958, and in the other five on 9 and 15 February 1959.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp875-879 The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and affiliated independents won all 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council.

Campaign Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2166 In each constituency, voters voted for an African, Asian and European candidate.Nohlen et al., p873 A further 34 members were appointed.Elections in Tanzania African Elections Database

Results

By constituency ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotesNotesCentral ProvinceAfricansMwalimu KihereTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansAl Noor KassumIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedEuropeansHorace Wellesley HannahIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedDar es SalaamAfricansRashidi KawawaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansKantilal JhaveriIndependent (TANU)4,281ElectedG.M. DayaIndependent2,023EuropeansD.F. HeathIndependent (TANU)4,869ElectedTom TyrellIndependent1,434Eastern ProvinceAfricansJulius NyerereTanganyika African National Union2,628ElectedPatrick KunambiIndependent802AsiansAmir H. JamalIndependent (TANU)2,672ElectedShivabhai Mithabhai PatelIndependent601Fazal Kassam IssaIndependent157EuropeansGraham Thomas LewisIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedNorthern ProvinceAfricansSolomon Nkya EliufooTanganyika African National Union3,348ElectedSiwa Kundael GeorgeIndependent1,275AsiansSophia MustafaIndependent (TANU)2,248ElectedHassanali Kassam ViraniIndependent864Mohamedali SharifIndependent682Narshidas Mathuradas MehtaIndependent660Dharampal BehalIndependent169EuropeansDerek Noel Maclean BrycesonIndependent (TANU)3,300ElectedJohn Michael HunterIndependent1,323South-East LakeAfricansPaul BomaniTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansC.K. PatelIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedEuropeansJ.S. MannIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedSouthern Highlands ProvinceAfricansJohn MwakangaleTanganyika African National Union2,682ElectedTimothy SankeyUnited Tanganyika Party694Ferdinand UgulumuIndependent420Warte Bertie MwanjisiIndependent120AsiansArjan Singh BajajIndependent (TANU)2,744ElectedRehemtulla Karim ManjiIndependent1,172EuropeansLady Marion CheshamIndependent (TANU)2,962ElectedIvor Cresswell BayldonUnited Tanganyika Party954Southern ProvinceAfricansLawi SijaonaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansS.T. ThankiIndependent (TANU)2,243ElectedM.H. VersiIndependent900EuropeansLeader StirlingIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedTangaAfricansJohn KetoTanganyika African National Union3,455ElectedPetro Chambuya MntamboUnited Tanganyika Party1,854Zuberi Mwinyisheikh MtemvuAfrican National Congress53Paul NkanyemkaIndependent49AsiansKrishna BeldevIndependent (TANU)3,550ElectedMohamed HussainUnited Tanganyika Party1,435Fazelabbas Sylemanji KhambaliaIndependent350Mukhtar Ahmed AyazIndependent76EuropeansRoderick DonaldsonIndependent (TANU)3,439ElectedDavid LeadUnited Tanganyika Party1,972West LakeAfricansGeorge KahamaTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansN.K. LaxmanIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedEuropeansBarbro JohanssonIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedWestern ProvinceAfricansAbdalla FundikiraTanganyika African National Union–Elected unopposedAsiansMahmud Nasser RattanseyIndependent (TANU)2,474ElectedLutaf Ali BhatiaIndependent1,056Natwarlal Ambalal PatelIndependent235Purshottam Rambhai PatelIndependent213EuropeansJohn Harvey BakerIndependent (TANU)–Elected unopposedSource: Tanganyika Gazette, Barongo, Mwaga

Aftermath In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.Godfrey Mwakikagile (2008) The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar: Product of the Cold War?, Intercontinental Books, pp19–20

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