Tanzania: Parties registered for 2010 elections

Updated November 2010

New party

Party name Party leader Founded
(registered)
Chama Cha Wakulima (AFP)
Association of Farmers Party (AFP)
Soud Said Soud 2009?

Parties that participated in 2005 elections

Parties ordered by total votes obtained in the 2005 National Assembly elections.

Party name Party leader Founded
(registered)
Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
Party of Revolution
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Benjamin William Mkapa
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (d 14 October 1999)
5 February 1977
(01/07/1992)
Civic United Front (CUF - Chama cha Wananchi) Prof Ibrahim Haruna Limpumba
James Mapalala
Seif Shariff Hamad
28 May 1992
(21/01/1993)
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
Party for Democracy and Progress
Freeman Aikael Mbowe
Bob Nyanga Makani
Edwin Mtei
before Sep 1992
(21/01/1993)
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) Augustino Lyatonga Mrema 1993
(20/11/1993)
National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR-Mageuzi) James F Mbatia
Dr Kassim Haidari Maguto
Augustino Lyatonga Mrema
Mabere Marando
1992
(21/01/1993)
United Democratic Party (UDP) John Momose Cheyo 1994
(24/03/1994)
Chama cha Haki na Usitawi (CHAUSTA)
Justice and Development Party
James Mapalala May 1998
(15/11/2001)
Jahazi Asilia Kasimu Bakari Ally
Abuu Amour Juma
2004
(17/11/2004)
Progressive Party of Tanzania (PPT-MAENDELEO) Peter Mziray Kuga 2003
(04/03/2003)
Democratic Party (DP) Rev Christopher Mtikila 2002
(07/06/2002)
Tanzania Democratic Alliance (TADEA) John Lifa Chipaka
Flora Kamoona
Oscar Selathiel Kambona (d1997)
1990
(05/04/1993)
Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
People's Voice
Paul Henry Kyara 2005
(17/02//2005)
National League for Democracy (NLD) Dr Emmanuel Makaidi 1993
(21/01/1993)
United People's Democratic Party (UPDP) Yahmi Nassoro Dovutwa
Khalfani Ali Abdullah
1993
(04/02/1993)
National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) Rashid Mtuta
Ulotu Abubakar Ulotu
1993
(08/02/1993)
Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI) Prof Leonard Shayo
Godfrey Hicheka
2001
(15/11/2001)
Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD) Salum S Ally
Chief Abdalla Said Fundikira
1993
(21/01/1993)