Ugandan general election, 1961

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General elections were held in Uganda on 23 March 1961.^[1] They were the first time direct elections to the Legislative Council had been held across the entire country. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 44 of the 82 seats (excluding Buganda).^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Uganda People's Congress	495,909	48.3	35	New
Democratic Party	436,420	42.5	43	+42
Uganda National Congress	40,134	3.9	1	−4
Other parties	9,115	0.9	0	0
Independents	45,946	4.5	2	−2
Invalid/blank votes		−	−	−
Total	1,027,524	100	82	+72
Registered voters/turnout	1,362,755		−	−
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Uganda

Presidential elections	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1958 1961 1962 1980 1989 1994 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	2000 2005

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