Burundian legislative election, 1961

Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 8 September 1961 in order to install a government to rule the country following independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962.^[1] The result was a victory for the Union for National Progress, which won over 80% of the vote and 58 of the 64 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 75.39%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Union for National Progress	627,453	81.23	58
Common Front^[a]	138,406	17.92	6
Association of the Middle Classes, Clerks, and Intellectuals of Burundi	3,470	0.45	0
Union of People's Parties	2,452	0.32	0
African National Union of Ruanda-Urundi	1,641	0.21	0
Burundi People	1,461	0.19	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,144	–	–
Total	783,027	100	64
Registered voters/turnout	1,038,653	75.4	–
Source: African Elections Database

^a The Party of the People won four of the six seats, with the Christian Democratic Party taking the remaining two.^[2]

References

1. Burundi: 1961 Legislative Assembly election results EISA
2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p161 ISBN 0-19-829645-2