Rwandan parliamentary election, 1988

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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 26 December 1988. At the time the country was still a one-party state, with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development as the sole legal party. The Legislative Assembly was enlarged from 64 to 70 seats, with 139 candidates contesting the election.^[1] Twenty-six MPs lost their seats to challengers, whilst voter turnout was 98.5%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Revolutionary Movement for Development	2,701,682	100	70	0
Invalid/blank votes	243	–	–	–
Total	2,701,925	100	70	0
Registered voters/turnout	2,740,920	98.5	–	–
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

References

↑ Rwanda: Elections held in 1988 Inter-Parliamentary Union

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