Rwandan parliamentary election, 1981

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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 28 December 1981, the first since 1969. The country was still a one-party state, but now with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development as the sole legal party in place of MDR-Parmehutu, following the 1978 constitutional referendum. The Legislative Assembly was enlarged from 47 to 64 seats, with two candidates fighting each constituency.^[1] Voter turnout was 96%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Revolutionary Movement for Development	2,100,770	100	64	New
Invalid/blank votes	64,505	–	–	–
Total	2,165,275	100	64	+17
Registered voters/turnout	2,244,547	96.47	–	–
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

References

↑ Rwanda Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Rwanda

Presidential elections	1965 1969 1978 1983 1988 2003 2010 2017

Parliamentary elections	1954 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1983 1988 2003 2008 2013

Referendums	1961 1978 2003 2015

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