At stake in this election:       

• The office of President of Tanzania

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Jakaya KIKWETE
• Head of Government: President Jakaya KIKWETE
• Assembly: Tanzania has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 357 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Bunge), 239 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 102 members are reserved for women to serve 5-year terms, 5 members are allocated to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives to serve 5-year terms and 10 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race[1]:

• Candidate: Edward Ngoyai LOWASSA
  • Party: Party for Democracy and Progress (CHADEMA) / Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo
  • Candidate: John Pombe MAGUFULI
• Party: Party of the Revolution (CCM) / Chama cha Mapinduzi
  • Candidate: Machmillan Elifatio LYIMO
  • Party: Tanzania Labour Party (TLP)
• Candidate: Lutalosa YEMBE
  • Party: Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC)
  • Candidate: Fahmi Nassoro DOVUTWA
• Party: United People’s Democratic Party (UPDP)
  • Candidate: Hashim Rungwe SPUNDA
  • Party: Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA)
• Candidate: Anna Elisha MGHWIRA
  • Party: Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-WAZALENDO)
  • Candidate: Janken Malik KASAMBALA
• Party: National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 49,639,138 (2015)[2]
• Registered voters: 19,670,631 (2010)[3]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 24,912,441 (2015)[4]
• Is Tanzania a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[5]
• Has Tanzania ratified CEDAW: Yes (20 August 1985)[6]
• Gender Quota: Yes[7]
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators[8]: 126 (36%) of 350 seats in the National Assembly (Bunge)
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 159[9]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High[10]

Disability Data:

• Is Tanzania a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[11]
• Has Tanzania ratified CRPD: Yes (10 November 2009)[12]
• Population with a disability: 7,445,871[13]