General elections were held in 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 (TANU) won 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council, whilst the remaining 34 members were appointed.
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Campaign
Fifteen of the 30 elected seats were uncontested, all of which were won by the TANU.
Aftermath
In December 1959, the United Kingdom agreed to the establishment of internal self-government, after fresh elections the following year.
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Tanganyikan general election, 1958–59 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA