2014 Kalenga by-election

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The Kalenga constituency in the Tanzanian Parliament

Turnout

29,541 (41.05%)


Candidate	Godfrey Mgimwa	Grace Tendega
Party	CCM	Chadema
Popular vote	22,962	5,853
Percentage	79.27	20.21

MP before election

William Mgimwa
CCM

Elected MP

Godfrey Mgimwa
CCM

The Kalenga by-election was a by-election held for the Tanzanian parliamentary constituency of Kalenga. It was triggered by the death of William Mgimwa, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) and former Finance Minister, who had held the seat for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi since 2010.^[1] The by-election took place on 16 March 2014 and the CCM candidate won by a landslide.^[2]^[3]

Results

Election			Party	Votes	%	±%
Kalenga by-election, 2014 Death of William Mgimwa 576 spoilt votes Electorate: 71,965 Turnout: 29,541 (41.05%) −10.69	CCM hold Majority: 17,109 (59.07%)	Godfrey Mgimwa	CCM	22,962	79.27	−5.12
		Grace Tendega	Chadema	5,853	20.21	+11.2
		Richard Minja	CHAUSTA	150	0.52	-

References

^ "Finance Minister Dr Mgimwa dies in SA". IPP Media. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Like father like son as Mgimwa takes Kalenga". Daily News (Tanzania). 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
^ "CCM declared winner in Kalenga by elections". Pesa Times. 2014-03-17. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-19.