# 2005 Tanzanian general election

General elections were held in Tanzania on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of CHADEMA vice-presidential candidate Jumbe Mohamed Jumbe. The elections were the third since the country returned to multi-party rule in 1992. Incumbent President Benjamin Mkapa stepped down after two consecutive terms in accordance with the constitution. Elections for the Presidency of Zanzibar and its House of Representatives took place on 30 October, as scheduled.
The presidential election was won by Jakaya Kikwete of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), who received 80% of the vote, with Ibrahim Lipumba of the Civic United Front finishing second with 12%. In the parliamentary elections, the CCM won 264 of the 323 seats in the National Assembly.

## Presidential candidates
### Union

* Jakaya Kikwete – Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
* Paul Henry Kyara – Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
* Ibrahim Lipumba – Civic United Front (CUF)
* Emmanuel Makaidi – National League for Democracy (NLD)
* Freeman Mbowe – Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
* Augustine Mrema – Tanzania Labour Party (TLP)
* Christopher Mtikila – Democratic Party (DP)
* Sengondo Mvungi – National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi (NCCR-Mageuzi). He was also supported by the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD), National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA), Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD), and United People's Democratic Party (UPDP).
* Anna Senkoro – Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo)
* Leonard Shayo – Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI)

### Zanzibar

* Amani Abeid Karume – Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
* Seif Shariff Hamad – Civic United Front (CUF)
* Haji Mussa Kitole – Jahazi Asilia
* Abdallah Ali Abdallah – Democratic Party (DP)
* Mariam Omar – Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
* Simai Abdulrahman Abdallah – National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete | Ali Mohamed Shein | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 9,123,952 | 80.28 |
| | Ibrahim Lipumba | Juma Duni Haji | Civic United Front | 1,327,125 | 11.68 |
| | Freeman Mbowe | Anna Komu | Chadema | 668,756 | 5.88 |
| | Augustine Mrema | Omari Rukia | Tanzania Labour Party | 84,901 | 0.75 |
| | Sengondo Mvungi | Naila Majid Jiddawi | NCCR–Mageuzi | 55,819 | 0.49 |
| | Mchungaji Augustine Mtikila | Soud Said Said | Democratic Party | 31,083 | 0.27 |
| | Emmanuel Makaidi | Mohamed Ali Kassim | National League for Democracy | 21,574 | 0.19 |
| | Anna Senkoro | Yusuph Mchenga | Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo | 18,783 | 0.17 |
| | Leonard Shayo | Hussein Ali Suleiman | Demokrasia Makini | 17,070 | 0.15 |
| | Paul Henry Kyara | Ramadhani Haji | Sauti ya Umma | 16,414 | 0.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11,365,477 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,365,477 | 95.70 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 510,450 | 4.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,875,927 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,401,694 | 72.41 |
| Source: African Elections Database ||||||

### Parliament

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Constituency | Women | Total | +/– |
| | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 7,579,897 | 69.99 | 206 | 58 | 264 | +21 |
| | Civic United Front | 1,542,254 | 14.24 | 19 | 11 | 30 | +9 |
| | Chadema | 888,133 | 8.20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 |
| | Tanzania Labour Party | 306,219 | 2.83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –4 |
| | NCCR–Mageuzi | 239,452 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | United Democratic Party | 155,887 | 1.44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –3 |
| | Chama cha Haki na Ustawi | 38,085 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Jahazi Asilia | 21,042 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Progressive Party of Tanzania – Maendeleo | 13,532 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party | 11,876 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 6,845 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sauti ya Umma | 6,085 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National League for Democracy | 6,054 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United People's Democratic Party | 5,456 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Reconstruction Alliance | 3,459 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Demokrasia Makini | 2,102 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Forum for Restoration of Democracy | 1,625 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Union for Multiparty Democracy | 1,510 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Presidential appointees | Presidential appointees | | | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives | Elected by Zanzibar House of Representatives | | | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Attorney-General | Attorney-General | | | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,829,513 | 100.00 | 232 | 75 | 323 | +28 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,829,513 | 94.68 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 608,837 | 5.32 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,438,350 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,425,913 | 69.64 | | | | |
| Source: EISA ||||||||

### Zanzibar President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Amani Abeid Karume | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 239,832 | 53.18 |
| | Seif Shariff Hamad | Civic United Front | 207,733 | 46.06 |
| | Haji Mussa Kitole | Jahazi Asilia | 2,110 | 0.47 |
| | Abdallah Ali Abdallah | Democratic Party | 509 | 0.11 |
| | Simai Abdulrahman Abdallah | National Reconstruction Alliance | 449 | 0.10 |
| | Mariam Omar | Sauti ya Umma | 335 | 0.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 450,968 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 450,968 | 97.91 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,613 | 2.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 460,581 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 507,225 | 90.80 |
| Source: EISA |||||

### Zanzibar House of Representatives

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 228,159 | 52.02 | 30 |
| | Civic United Front | 197,810 | 45.10 | 19 |
| | Others | 12,653 | 2.88 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 438,622 | 100.00 | 49 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 438,622 | 98.59 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,251 | 1.41 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 444,873 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 506,985 | 87.75 | |
| Source: EISA |||||
Note: A re-run of the invalidated election took place on 14 December 2005.