Tanzania: Registered parties
Updated August 2006
Parties ordered by total votes obtained in the 2005 legislative elections.
| Party name | Party leader | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party of Revolution |
Jakaya Kikwete Benjamin William Mkapa Ali Hassan Mwinyi Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (d 14 October 1999) |
5 February 1977 |
| Civic United Front (CUF - Chama cha Wananchi) | Prof Ibrahim Haruna Limpumba & Seif Shariff Hamad James Mapalala |
28 May 1992 |
| Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) Party for Democracy and Progress |
Freeman Mbowe Bob Nyanga Makani Edwin Mtei |
cJanuary 1993 |
| Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) | Augustino Lyatonga Mrema | cNovember 1993 |
| National Convention for Construction and Reform (NCCR-Mageuzi) | James F Mbatia Dr Kassim Haidari Maguto Augustino Lyatonga Mrema Mabere Marando |
1992 |
| United Democratic Party (UDP) | John Momose Cheyo | cMarch 1994 |
| Chama cha Haki na Usitawi (CHAUSTA) Justice and Development Party |
James Mapalala | May 1998 |
| Jahazi Asilia | Abuu Amour Juma | November 18, 2004 |
| Progressive Party of Tanzania (PPT-MAENDELEO) | Peter Kuga Mziray | March 2003 |
| Democratic Party (DP) | Rev Christopher Mtikila | June 2002 |
| Tanzania Democratic Alliance (TADEA) | John Lifa Chipaka Flora Kamoona Oscar Kambona |
before 1992 |
| Sauti ya Umma (SAU) People's Voice |
Paul Henry Kyara | cFebruary 2005 |
| National League for Democracy (NLD) | Dr Emmanuel Makaidi | January 1993 |
| United People's Democratic Party (UPDP) | Fahmi N Dovutwa Khalfani Ali Abdullah |
February 1993 |
| National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) | Rashid Mtuta (Mputa?) Ulotu Abubakar Ulotu |
February 1993 |
| Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI) | Prof Leonard Shayo Godfrey Hicheka |
November 2001 |
| Forum for Restoration of Democracy (FORD) | Ramadhani Mzee | January 2002 |
| Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD) | Salum S Ally Chief Abdalla Said Fundikira |
January 1993 |