At Stake in this Election:       

• The office of President of Tanzania

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015)
• Head of Government: President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015)
• Assembly: Tanzania has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 357 seats.

Electoral System:

• Since the introduction of multiparty elections in 1995, the uses a first-past-the-post system to determine the composition of the National Legislature, with a separate winner takes all ballot directly electing the President.[1] 
• 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 this Election:

• John MAGUFULI
  • Party: Chama Cha Mapinduzi
• Tundu LISSU
  • Party: Chama cha Democracia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)
• Bernard MEMBE
  • Party: Alliance for Change and Transparency-Wazalendo (ACT-Wazalendo)

There are 15 total candidates in this election. The full list can be found on the NEC website. 

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 58,552,845 (July 2020 est.)[2]
• Registered Voters: 29188347 (2020 est.)[3]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 29,326,051 (July 2020 est.)[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: N/A
• Number of Female Legislators: 125 (as of 2015)[8]
• 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 Mar 2007)[11]
• Has Tanzania ratified CRPD: Yes (10 November 2009)[12]
• Population with a disability: 7,656,882[13]