1957 Rwandan parliamentary election

none Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1957. Electoral system The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities introduced an element of democracy to the Rwandan political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the National Superior Council (fr Conseil Superieur du Pays).Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1699 The system was modified from the 1953–54 elections with all men aged 18 or over able to vote for the Sub-Chiefdom Councils, as voting had previously been restricted to notables.Sternberger et al., p1698 CouncilElected membersEx officio membersOther membersSub-Chiefdom Council5–10 members elected by all men aged 18 and overSub-chiefsChiefdom Council10–18 members, 5–9 elected by sub-chiefs and 5–9 elected by notablesChiefsTerritorial CouncilSub-chiefs elected from amongst their own and notables elected by Chiefdom CouncilsChiefsSuperior Council6 chiefs elected from their own number, 9 notables elected by Territorial CouncilsKing, presidents of the Territorial CouncilsUp to 8 co-opted Results The elections in the sub-chiefdoms were held in 1956, with elections to the Chiefdom Councils Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1957.Sternberger et al, p1725 CouncilMembersHutusTutsisTotalElectedchiefsElectednotablesCo-optedElectedchiefsElectednotablesEx officioCo-optedSub-chiefdom councils02,261001,29260304,160Chiefdom councils01070298245540704Territorial councils02104671460184Superior Council0016910733Source: Sternberger et al. References Rwanda Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Rwanda