Burundi: 1961 Legislative Assembly election results
Updated May 2010
The Legislative Assembly election took place on 18 September 1961 in preparation for Burundi's independence from Belguim on 1 July 1962.
Voting statistics
| Registered | 1 038 653 |
| Turnout | 783 027 |
| % Turnout | 75.39 |
| Valid votes | 772 431 |
| Invalid votes | 10 596 |
| % Invalid | 1.35 |
Table source
Basedau 1999, 158; Nunley 2006.
Results by party
Coalition: The Common Front was a coalition led by the Christian Democratic Party (Parti démocratique chrétien - PDC).
| Coalition/Party | Votes | % Votes | Seats | % Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for National Progress (UPRONA) | 627 453 | 81.23 | 58 | 90.63 |
| Common Front | 138 406 | 17.92 | 6 | 9.38 |
| African National Union of Ruanda-Urundi (UNARU) | 1 641 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Others | 4 931 | 0.64 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 772 431 | 100.00 | 64 | 100.01 |
Table source
Basedau 1999, 158; Nunley 2006.
References
BASEDAU, M 1999 IN Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (eds) Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook, Oxford Publishers.
NUNLEY, AC 2006 "Elections in Burundi" IN African Elections Database, [www] http://africanelections.tripod.com/bi.html [opens new window] (accessed 24 May 2010).