Zanzibar: 1995 Presidential election results

Updated June 2007

The elections for most constituencies took place on 22 October 1995, but in one constituency in Pemba (Mtambwe) the Zanzibar Electoral Commission was forced postpone the voting until the 23 October 1995 (Zanzibar Electoral Commission 1996, 38-39).

Voting statistics

Registered Voters	348 934
Total votes	333 899
% Turnout	95.69
Valid votes	328 977
Spoilt votes	4 922
% Spoilt votes	1.47

Table source

Zanzibar Electoral Commission 1996, 66.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	% vote
Salim A Juma	Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)	165 271	50.24
Seif S Hamad	Civic United Front (CUF)	163 706	49.76
Total		328 977	100.00

Table source

Zanzibar Electoral Commission 1996, 66.

Reference

ZANZIBAR ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1996 Report for the General Election of the 22nd October 1995.