Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) Members of Parliament representing constituencies shall be
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Official source77.-(1) Members of Parliament representing constituencies shall be
election elected by the people in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and
Members of
Parliament also the provisions of a law enacted by Parliament pursuant to this Constitution to
representing regulate the election of Members of Parliament representing constituencies.
Constituencies (2) Save where the Electoral Commission in accordance with the
Act No.4 provisions of this Constitution or of a law enacted by Parliament in that behalf
of 1992
Art.25 directs otherwise, there shall be elected only one Member of Parliament in a
constituency.
(3) Candidates for election to a constituency shall be required to fulfill
the following conditions:
(a) they shall be proposed, one each, by a political party taking part in
the election in that constituency; and
(b) they shall have submitted their names to the Electoral Commission
in accordance with the procedure laid down by a law enacted by
Parliament or procedures prescribed by the Electoral Commission
in accordance with law.
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