Elections 1961

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Other events

A selection of elections that took place in 1961 :

Africa

• Referendum on self-determination in Algeria (took place in Algeria, in metropolitan France and in the overseas territories )
• Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia in 1961
• Parliamentary elections in Belgian Urundi 1961
• Presidential election in Guinea 1961
• Elections to the Legislative Council in Kenya 1961
• Parliamentary elections in Niasaland (now Malawi ) 1961
• Presidential elections in the Republic of the Congo 1961 - President Fulbert Youlou is the only candidate and will be re-elected
• Referendum in Rwanda in 1961
• General elections in Zanzibar January 1961
• General election in Zanzibar June 1961
• Constitutional referendum in Somalia in 1961
• Parliamentary elections in South Africa 1961 (October 18) - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd remains Prime Minister
• Elected to the Zanzibar Legislative Council in January 1961
• Elections to the Legislative Council in Kenya 1961
• South West Africa : Elections to the South West African Legislative Assembly 1961

Asia

• Israel : General election on August 15th
• Iran : Election on March 4 ( en )
• Philippines : general election on November 14th ( en )
• Syria : parliamentary elections on December 1st / 2nd ( s )

Europe

Germany

• On September 17th federal election
• On November 12th the general election in Hamburg .
• Local elections in the GDR on September 19, 1961

Austria

• On March 12th state election in Styria .
• On October 22nd state election in Upper Austria .
• State election in Tyrol on October 22nd .

Rest of Europe

• Belgium : elections on March 4th ( en )
• France : Referendum on self-determination for Algeria on January 8th
• Greece : general election on 29 October ( s ), see general election 1963
• Ireland : elections on October 4th ( s )
• Poland : parliamentary elections on April 16 ( en )
• Portugal : general election on 29 January ( s )
• Turkey : Constitutional referendum in Turkey in 1961 on July 9th