Rwandan parliamentary election, 1961

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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 25 September 1961 alongside a referendum on the country's monarchy. The result was a victory for MDR-Parmehutu, which won 35 of the 44 seats in the Legislative Assembly.^[1] Voter turnout was 95.6%.^[2]

They were the last multiparty elections held in Rwanda until 2003.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
MDR-Parmehutu	974,329	77.6	35
Rwandese National Union	211,929	16.9	7
Association for Social Promotion of the Masses	45,740	3.6	2
Rwandese Democratic Rally	4,172	0.3	0
Other parties	19,726	1.7	0
Invalid/blank votes	22,248	−	−
Total	1,278,144	100	44
Registered voters/turnout	1,337,096	95.59	−
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p734 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Rwanda

Presidential elections	1965 1969 1978 1983 1988 2003 2010 2017

Parliamentary elections	1954 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1983 1988 2003 2008 2013

Referendums	1961 1978 2003 2015

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