Sauti ya Umma is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. The party was registered on 17 February 2005.

In elections for the Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...

 Presidency and House of Representatives on 30 October 2005, SAU presidential candidate Mariam Omar

Mariam Omar

Mariam Omar is a Zanzibari politician and member of the Sauti ya Umma party. Running as the SAU candidate in the 30 October 2005 Zanzibar presidential election, Omar finished last out of six candidates, receiving 0.07% of the vote. She is the first woman ever to contest the Zanzibar...

 won 0.07% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in concurrent House of Assembly elections.

In elections

Tanzanian elections, 2005

Tanzania held presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of a vice-presidential candidate. These polls were the third since the country returned to multiparty rule in 1992...

 held on 14 December 2005, SAU presidential candidate Paul Henry Kyara

Paul Henry Kyara

Paul Henry Kyara is a Tanzanian politician and chairman of the Sauti ya Umma party.kyara was nominated as sau presidential candidate in Tanzania general election,14 December 2005, Kyara finished receiving 16, 380 votes.-References:...

 placed last out of ten candidates, winning 0.14% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in National Assembly

National Assembly of Tanzania

The National Assembly of Tanzania and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Hon. Anna Makinda, who presides over an assembly of 357 members.- History :...

elections held on the same day.