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.^[1] The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and affiliated independents won all 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council.

Ballot paper used in Tanga Province Constituency

Campaign

Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU.^[2] In each constituency, voters voted for an African, Asian and European candidate.^[3] A further 34 members were appointed.^[4]

Results

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				34
Total		68,438	100.00	64
Total votes		32,532	–
Registered voters/turnout		40,606	80.12
Source: Tanganyika Gazette,[5][6] Barongo,[7] Mwaga[8]

By constituency

Constituency		Candidate	Party	Votes	Notes
Central Province	Africans	Mwalimu Kihere	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	Al Noor Kassum	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
	Europeans	Horace Wellesley Hannah	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Dar es Salaam	Africans	Rashidi Kawawa	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	Kantilal Jhaveri	Independent (TANU)	4,281	Elected
		G.M. Daya	Independent	2,023
	Europeans	D.F. Heath	Independent (TANU)	4,869	Elected
		Tom Tyrell	Independent	1,434
Eastern Province	Africans	Julius Nyerere	Tanganyika African National Union	2,628	Elected
		Patrick Kunambi	Independent	802
	Asians	Amir H. Jamal	Independent (TANU)	2,672	Elected
		Shivabhai Mithabhai Patel	Independent	601
		Fazal Kassam Issa	Independent	157
	Europeans	Graham Thomas Lewis	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Northern Province	Africans	Solomon Nkya Eliufoo	Tanganyika African National Union	3,348	Elected
		Siwa Kundael George	Independent	1,275
	Asians	Sophia Mustafa	Independent (TANU)	2,248	Elected
		Hassanali Kassam Virani	Independent	864
		Mohamedali Sharif	Independent	682
		Narshidas Mathuradas Mehta	Independent	660
		Dharampal Behal	Independent	169
	Europeans	Derek Noel Maclean Bryceson	Independent (TANU)	3,300	Elected
		John Michael Hunter	Independent	1,323
South-East Lake	Africans	Paul Bomani	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	C.K. Patel	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
	Europeans	J.S. Mann	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Southern Highlands Province	Africans	John Mwakangale	Tanganyika African National Union	2,682	Elected
		Timothy Sankey	United Tanganyika Party	694
		Ferdinand Ugulumu	Independent	420
		Warte Bertie Mwanjisi	Independent	120
	Asians	Arjan Singh Bajaj	Independent (TANU)	2,744	Elected
		Rehemtulla Karim Manji	Independent	1,172
	Europeans	Lady Marion Chesham	Independent (TANU)	2,962	Elected
		Ivor Cresswell Bayldon	United Tanganyika Party	954
Southern Province	Africans	Lawi Sijaona	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	S.T. Thanki	Independent (TANU)	2,243	Elected
		M.H. Versi	Independent	900
	Europeans	Leader Stirling	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Tanga	Africans	John Keto	Tanganyika African National Union	3,455	Elected
		Petro Chambuya Mntambo	United Tanganyika Party	1,854
		Zuberi Mwinyisheikh Mtemvu	African National Congress	53
		Paul Nkanyemka	Independent	49
	Asians	Krishna Beldev	Independent (TANU)	3,550	Elected
		Mohamed Hussain	United Tanganyika Party	1,435
		Fazelabbas Sylemanji Khambalia	Independent	350
		Mukhtar Ahmed Ayaz	Independent	76
	Europeans	Roderick Donaldson	Independent (TANU)	3,439	Elected
		David Lead	United Tanganyika Party	1,972
West Lake	Africans	George Kahama	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	N.K. Laxman	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
	Europeans	Barbro Johansson	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Western Province	Africans	Abdalla Fundikira	Tanganyika African National Union	–	Elected unopposed
	Asians	Mahmud Nasser Rattansey	Independent (TANU)	2,474	Elected
		Lutaf Ali Bhatia	Independent	1,056
		Natwarlal Ambalal Patel	Independent	235
		Purshottam Rambhai Patel	Independent	213
	Europeans	John Harvey Baker	Independent (TANU)	–	Elected unopposed
Source: Tanganyika Gazette,[5][6] Barongo,[7] Mwaga[8]

Aftermath

In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.^[9]