General elections were held in Tanganyika

Tanganyika

Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake 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

Tanganyika African National Union

The Tanganyika African National Union was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika . The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere in July 1954 when he was teaching at St. Francis' College...

 won 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council

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 :...

, whilst the remaining 34 members were appointed.

In December 1959, the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections

Tanganyikan general election, 1960

General elections were held in Tanganyika in August 1960, following the agreement of the United Kingdom to establish internal self-government for the territory. The Tanganyika African National Union won 70 of the 71 elected seats, whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the...

 the following year.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Tanganyika African National Union Tanganyika African National Union The Tanganyika African National Union was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika . The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere in July 1954 when he was teaching at St. Francis' College...	47,685	74.4	28
United Tanganyika Party United Tanganyika Party United Tanganyika Party was a political party in Tanganyika. It was formed in 1956, with support from the colonial authorities and a wealthy plantation owner in the Tanga province. The party did, however, fare badly in the 1958 elections and was dissolved after 1962....	6,909	10.9	2
African National Congress	53	0.0
Independents	8,557	13.6
Appointees
34
Total	63,204	100	64
Source: Nohlen et al