# 1958–59 Tanganyikan general election

General elections were held in Tanganyika in September 1958 and February 1959. Elections were held in five constituencies on 8 and 12 September 1958, and in the other five on 9 and 15 February 1959. The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and affiliated independents won all 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council.

## Campaign

Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU. In each constituency, voters voted for an African, Asian and European candidate. A further 34 members were appointed.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Tanganyika African National Union | 46,895 | 68.52 | 30 |
| | United Tanganyika Party | 6,909 | 10.10 | 0 |
| | African National Congress | 53 | 0.08 | 0 |
| | Independents | 14,581 | 21.31 | 0 |
| Appointed members | Appointed members | | | 34 |
| Total | Total | 68,438 | 100.00 | 64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,532 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,606 | 80.12 | |
| Source: Tanganyika Gazette, Barongo, Mwaga |||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
| Central Province | Africans | Mwalimu Kihere | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| Central Province | Asians | Al Noor Kassum | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Central Province | Europeans | Horace Wellesley Hannah | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Dar es Salaam | Africans | Rashidi Kawawa | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| Dar es Salaam | Asians | Kantilal Jhaveri | Independent (TANU) | 4,281 | Elected |
| Dar es Salaam | Asians | G.M. Daya | Independent | 2,023 | |
| Dar es Salaam | Europeans | D.F. Heath | Independent (TANU) | 4,869 | Elected |
| Dar es Salaam | Europeans | Tom Tyrell | Independent | 1,434 | |
| Eastern Province | Africans | Julius Nyerere | Tanganyika African National Union | 2,628 | Elected |
| Eastern Province | Africans | Patrick Kunambi | Independent | 802 | |
| Eastern Province | Asians | Amir H. Jamal | Independent (TANU) | 2,672 | Elected |
| Eastern Province | Asians | Shivabhai Mithabhai Patel | Independent | 601 | |
| Eastern Province | Asians | Fazal Kassam Issa | Independent | 157 | |
| Eastern Province | Europeans | Graham Thomas Lewis | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Northern Province | Africans | Solomon Nkya Eliufoo | Tanganyika African National Union | 3,348 | Elected |
| Northern Province | Africans | Siwa Kundael George | Independent | 1,275 | |
| Northern Province | Asians | Sophia Mustafa | Independent (TANU) | 2,248 | Elected |
| Northern Province | Asians | Hassanali Kassam Virani | Independent | 864 | |
| Northern Province | Asians | Mohamedali Sharif | Independent | 682 | |
| Northern Province | Asians | Narshidas Mathuradas Mehta | Independent | 660 | |
| Northern Province | Asians | Dharampal Behal | Independent | 169 | |
| Northern Province | Europeans | Derek Noel Maclean Bryceson | Independent (TANU) | 3,300 | Elected |
| Northern Province | Europeans | John Michael Hunter | Independent | 1,323 | |
| South-East Lake | Africans | Paul Bomani | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| South-East Lake | Asians | C.K. Patel | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| South-East Lake | Europeans | J.S. Mann | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Southern Highlands Province | Africans | John Mwakangale | Tanganyika African National Union | 2,682 | Elected |
| Southern Highlands Province | Africans | Timothy Sankey | United Tanganyika Party | 694 | |
| Southern Highlands Province | Africans | Ferdinand Ugulumu | Independent | 420 | |
| Southern Highlands Province | Africans | Warte Bertie Mwanjisi | Independent | 120 | |
| Southern Highlands Province | Asians | Arjan Singh Bajaj | Independent (TANU) | 2,744 | Elected |
| Southern Highlands Province | Asians | Rehemtulla Karim Manji | Independent | 1,172 | |
| Southern Highlands Province | Europeans | Lady Marion Chesham | Independent (TANU) | 2,962 | Elected |
| Southern Highlands Province | Europeans | Ivor Cresswell Bayldon | United Tanganyika Party | 954 | |
| Southern Province | Africans | Lawi Sijaona | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| Southern Province | Asians | S.T. Thanki | Independent (TANU) | 2,243 | Elected |
| Southern Province | Asians | M.H. Versi | Independent | 900 | |
| Southern Province | Europeans | Leader Stirling | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Tanga | Africans | John Keto | Tanganyika African National Union | 3,455 | Elected |
| Tanga | Africans | Petro Chambuya Mntambo | United Tanganyika Party | 1,854 | |
| Tanga | Africans | Zuberi Mwinyisheikh Mtemvu | African National Congress | 53 | |
| Tanga | Africans | Paul Nkanyemka | Independent | 49 | |
| Tanga | Asians | Krishna Beldev | Independent (TANU) | 3,550 | Elected |
| Tanga | Asians | Mohamed Hussain | United Tanganyika Party | 1,435 | |
| Tanga | Asians | Fazelabbas Sylemanji Khambalia | Independent | 350 | |
| Tanga | Asians | Mukhtar Ahmed Ayaz | Independent | 76 | |
| Tanga | Europeans | Roderick Donaldson | Independent (TANU) | 3,439 | Elected |
| Tanga | Europeans | David Lead | United Tanganyika Party | 1,972 | |
| West Lake | Africans | George Kahama | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| West Lake | Asians | N.K. Laxman | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| West Lake | Europeans | Barbro Johansson | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Western Province | Africans | Abdalla Fundikira | Tanganyika African National Union | – | Elected unopposed |
| Western Province | Asians | Mahmud Nasser Rattansey | Independent (TANU) | 2,474 | Elected |
| Western Province | Asians | Lutaf Ali Bhatia | Independent | 1,056 | |
| Western Province | Asians | Natwarlal Ambalal Patel | Independent | 235 | |
| Western Province | Asians | Purshottam Rambhai Patel | Independent | 213 | |
| Western Province | Europeans | John Harvey Baker | Independent (TANU) | – | Elected unopposed |
| Source: Tanganyika Gazette, Barongo, Mwaga ||||||

## Aftermath

In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.