| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Bunge / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
30 June 2010
The National Elections Act CAP 343 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 264
indirectly elected 118
appointed 10
other 1 |
| Constituencies |
264 single-member constituencies. |
| Voting system |
Majority:
Single member plurality systems ("first past the post") for directly elected members.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by elections.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Tanzanian citizenship
- disqualifications: allegiance to a foreign State, insanity, death sentence, imprisonment exceeding 6 months |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 21 years
- Tanzanian citizenship
- ineligibility: detention or deportation for more than 6 months, undischarged bankruptcy |
| Incompatibilities |
- government contractors
- civil servants |
| Candidacy requirements |
- nomination between 5 and 25 days after the dissolution of the previous Parliament
- each nomination must be supported in writing by at least 25 registered electors of the constituency |
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