1960 Tanganyikan general election

General elections were held in Tanganyika on 30 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,^[1] whilst the other went to a TANU member who had stood against the official TANU candidate, and immediately joined TANU faction after being elected.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Tanganyika African National Union	100,581	82.82	70
	African National Congress	337	0.28	0
	Independents	20,527	16.90	1
Total		121,445	100.00	71
Registered voters/turnout		885,000	–
Source: Nohlen et al.