Tanzania: 2005 National Assembly election candidates by party and gender

Updated August 2010

Parties ordered by the number of candidates fielded.

Political party Number of candidates % women
Men Women Total
Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
Party of Revolution
213 19 232 8.19
Civic United Front (CUF)
Chama cha Wananchi
200 13 213 6.10
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
Party for Democracy and Progress
133 11 144 7.64
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) 104 11 115 9.57
National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR-Mageuzi) 63 8 71 11.27
Chama cha Haki na Usitawi (CHAUSTA)
Justice and Development Party
49 12 61 19.67
Jahazi Asilia 46 9 55 16.36
Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
People's Voice
42 10 52 19.23
Democratic Party (DP) 34 11 45 24.44
United People's Democratic Party (UPDP) 29 13 42 30.95
United Democratic Party (UDP) 28 10 38 26.32
Tanzania Democratic Alliance (TADEA) 32 2 34 5.88
National League for Democracy (NLD) 14 15 29 51.72
National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) 21 6 27 22.22
Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD) 15 6 21 28.57
Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI) 16 0 16 0.00
Progressive Party of Tanzania (PPT-MAENDELEO) 16 0 16 0.00
Forum for Restoration of Democracy (FORD) 8 3 11 27.27
Total 1 063 159 1 222 13.01

Table source

NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (NEC) 2005 The Report of the National Electoral Commission on the 2005 Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections, 54.