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1961 Rwandan parliamentary election

Field	Value
country	Rwanda
flag_year	1959
previous_election	[1957](1957-rwandan-parliamentary-election)
next_election	[1965](1965-rwandan-general-election)
election_date	25 September 1961
seats_for_election	All 44 seats in the Legislative Assembly
majority_seats	23
turnout	95.59%
party1	MDR-Parmehutu
leader1	Grégoire Kayibanda
last_election1	New
percentage1	77.58
seats1	35
party2	UNAR
color2	#800080
leader2	François Rukeba
last_election2	New
percentage2	16.87
seats2	7
party3	APROSOMA
color3	#FF0000
leader3	Joseph Gitera Habyarimana
last_election3	New
percentage3	3.64
seats3	2
map	[[File:1961 Rwandan parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg	300px]]
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Grégoire Kayibanda
before_party	MDR-Parmehutu
after_election	Grégoire Kayibanda
after_party	MDR-Parmehutu

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. Voter turnout was 96%.

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

Results

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/rw.html Elections in Rwanda] African Elections Database
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p734 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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