Chadema
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Party for Democracy and Progress Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo ( IDU | |
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Slogan | People's Power |
Bunge | 20 / 393 |
Zanzibar HoR | 0 / 85 |
EALA | 0 / 9 |
Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
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The Party for Democracy and Progress (
Chadema is the second-largest political party in Tanzania and campaigns on regional autonomous of self-governing states in the country.
History
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In the 2010 general elections, Chadema substantially increased its share of the national vote. Dr. Willibrod Slaa, Secretary-General of the party until August 2015, gained 27.1% of the vote in the presidential election, a substantial increase from the 5.88% of the vote gained by the Chadema candidate in the 2005 election. The party also won 48 seats, making it the second-largest party in the National Assembly. This was a first for the party. A further 467 Councillors and 7 District Councils were claimed by Chadema. Most of the seats won by Chadema (geographically) are constituencies found in major towns and urban areas of Tanzania, including Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbeya, and Dar es Salaam, the latter of which is Tanzania’s financial capital and its largest city.
In the general election of October 2015, Chadema joined with other political parties: CUF (Civil United Front), NLD (National League for Democracy), and
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2005 | Freeman Mbowe | 668,756 | 5.88% | Lost |
2010 | Willbroad Slaa
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2,271,491 | 27.05% | Lost |
2015 | Edward Lowassa | 6,072,848 | 39.97% | Lost |
2020 | Tundu Lissu | 1,933,271 | 13.04% | Lost |
Bunge elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Position | Result |
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1995 | 396,825 | 6.16% | 4 / 285
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4 | 3rd | Opposition |
2000 | 300,567 | 4.23% | 5 / 285
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1 | 5th | Opposition |
2005 | 888,133 | 8.2% | 11 / 323
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6 | 3rd | Opposition |
2010 | 1,839,568 | 23.86% | 48 / 357
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37 | 2nd | Opposition |
2015 | 4,627,923 | 31.75% | 73 / 393
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23 | 2nd | Opposition |
2020 | 1,933,271 | 13.04% | 20 / 393
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53 | 2nd | Opposition |
References
- ^ "Chadema unveils reworked policy". The Citizen. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Peter, Felister (20 October 2015). "Lowassa vows to improve Tunduma border post". IPP media. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Lowassa quits CCM, joins Chadema". The Narok Newspaper Edition. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.