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Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1957.
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Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1957.
The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities introduced an element of democracy to the Rwandan political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the National Superior Council (French : Conseil Superieur du Pays). [1] The system was modified from the 1953–54 elections with all men aged 18 or over able to vote for the Sub-Chiefdom Councils, as voting had previously been restricted to notables. [2]
| Council | Elected members | Ex officio members | Other members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Chiefdom Council | 5–10 members elected by all men aged 18 and over | Sub-chiefs | |
| Chiefdom Council | 10–18 members, 5–9 elected by sub-chiefs and 5–9 elected by notables | Chiefs | |
| Territorial Council | Sub-chiefs elected from amongst their own and notables elected by Chiefdom Councils | Chiefs | |
| Superior Council | 6 chiefs elected from their own number, 9 notables elected by Territorial Councils | King, presidents of the Territorial Councils | Up to 8 co-opted |
The elections in the sub-chiefdoms were held in 1956, with elections to the Chiefdom Councils Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1957. [3]
| Council | Members | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutus | Tutsis | Total | ||||||||||
| Elected chiefs | Elected notables | Co-opted | Elected chiefs | Elected notables | Ex officio | Co-opted | ||||||
| Sub-chiefdom councils | 0 | 2,261 | 0 | 0 | 1,292 | 603 | 0 | 4,160 | ||||
| Chiefdom councils | 0 | 107 | 0 | 298 | 245 | 54 | 0 | 704 | ||||
| Territorial councils | 0 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 71 | 46 | 0 | 184 | ||||
| Superior Council | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | ||||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||||||||||
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