Zanzibar House of Representatives Baraza la Wawakilishi (Swahili) | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 14 January 1980 |
New session started | March 2016 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | Mgeni Hassan Juma |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 76 |
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Political groups | |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 29 October 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Unguja,Zanzibar,Tanzania | |
| Website | |
| zanzibarassembly | |
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 Tanzania portal |
TheZanzibar House of Representatives (Swahili:Baraza la Wawakilishi wa Zanzibar) is theunicameral,subnational legislature of theautonomous islands ofZanzibar inTanzania.[1]
The current legislature was formed in 1980. Prior to this, theRevolutionary Council held both the executive and legislative functions for 16 years following theZanzibar Revolution in 1964.[2]
| Type of Representatives since 2020[3] | CCM | ACT-W | TADEA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected in constituencies | 46 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Nominated by thePresident of Zanzibar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Special seats reserved for women | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Speaker | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Attorney General (Ex officio member) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 69 | 6 | 1 | 76 |
ACT-Wazalendo achieved more than 10% of the vote and thus was included into the Government of National Unity according to the Zanzibar constitution. After a split in the so far strong CUF opposition party, most members and votes had shifted to ACT-W.
The legislature formed in 2016 after the2016 Zanzibari general elections consisted of 88 members.[4] This election had been a repeat of the annulled 2015 election and was boycotted by the opposition.[5]
| Type | CCM | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elected from constituencies[citation needed] | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| Nominated by thePresident of Zanzibar | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Special seats reserved for women (40%) | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Speaker (if not from the MPs) | 1 | – | 1 |
| Attorney General (Ex officio member) | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 3 | 88 |
 | This section needs to beupdated. The reason given is:None of the data here is from after 2010.. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(March 2023) |
The results of the past elections held under the multiparty system are as follows:[6]
| Political Party | Election Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) | 26 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 84 | 68 | |
| Civic United Front (CUF) | 24 | 16 | 19 | 22 | |||
| Total | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | (Annulled) | 88 | 76 |
The2010 Zanzibari general election saw an almost equal division of votes between the two leading parties. The2015 election was annulled by the election commission, leading to protests from the CUF opposition and their boycott of the2016 election in which the CCM won every elected seat.
