General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p878 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 African Elections Database
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