Parliamentary elections in Belgian Urundi 1961
Parliamentary elections were held in the Kingdom of Burundi on September 8, 1961 to install a government that would rule the country following Belgium's independence on July 1, 1961.
The result was a victory for the Union pour le Progrès national (UPRONA), which received over 80% of the vote and 58 of the 64 seats in the National Assembly . The turnout was 75.39%.
Results
| Political party | be right | proportion of | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union pour le progresses national | 627.453 | 81.23% | 58 |
| Front Commun | 138.406 | 17.92% | 6th |
| Union Nationale Africaine du Ruanda -Urundi (UNARU) | 1,641 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Other parties | 4,931 | 0.64% | 0 |
| Invalid votes and abstentions | 10,596 | - | - |
| total | 783.027 | 100% | 64 |
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- ↑ Burundi: 1961 Legislative Assembly election results ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. EISA
- ↑ EISA ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
