General election in Zanzibar
General elections were held in Zanzibar on 17 January 1961 for the Legislative Council . The result saw the Afro-Shirazi Party win ten seats, the Zanzibar Nationalist Party nine, and the Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party three.[ 1]
The Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) won ten seats, and the Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) won nine; the ASP won the constituency of Chake-Chake by just one vote, with 1,538 votes to the ZNP's 1,537.[ 2] The Guinness Book of World Records listed the result in its annual editions under "Closest election".[ 3]
As both the ASP and the ZNP attempted to form a government, two ZPPP members joined the ZNP and one the ASP. Due to the resulting stalemate, fresh elections were held in June.[ 4]
Results
References
^ Dieter Nohlen , Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook , p. 882 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ "Afro-Shirazi Party Wins in Zanzibar", Africa Special Report (African-American Institute, 1961) p1951
^ Mark Young, ed., The Guinness Book of World Records 1998 (Bantam Books, 1998) p228
^ Zanzibar: 1961 Elections EISA