Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) After every dissolution of Parliament there shall be held an
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Official source76.-(1) After every dissolution of Parliament there shall be held an
constituencies election of a Member of Parliament in every constituency.
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of 1984 (2) Likewise there shall be held an election of a Member of Parliament in
Art.13 a constituency whenever the seat of any Member of Parliament representing that
Act No.3 of constituency falls vacant for any reason not connected with the dissolution of
(3) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, it is hereby
declared that where the date for dissolution of Parliament has been proclaimed or
is known on account of the events specified in subarticle (3) of Article 90, then no
such election shall take place during the whole period of six months immediately
preceding the date of the dissolution of Parliament.
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