1961 Rwandan parliamentary election

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 96%. ^[2]

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

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	MDR-Parmehutu	974,329	77.58	35
	Rwandese National Union	211,929	16.87	7
	Association for Social Promotion of the Masses	45,740	3.64	2
	Rwandese Democratic Rally	4,172	0.33	0
	Other parties	19,726	1.57	0
Total		1,255,896	100.00	44
Valid votes		1,255,896	98.26
Invalid/blank votes		22,248	1.74
Total votes		1,278,144	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,337,096	95.59
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p734 ISBN   0-19-829645-2