1961 Burundian parliamentary election

None Burundi Flag of Belgium.svg 1957 1965 18 September 1961 All 64 seats in the National Assembly 33 yes 75.39% Union for National Progress Louis Rwagasore 80.97 58 Common Front Jean-Baptiste Ntidendereza 17.86 6 Prime Minister Joseph Cimpaye UPP Louis Rwagasore Union for National Progress Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 18 September 1961 to elect all 64 members of the National Assembly and a government to lead the country following its independence from Belgium in 1962. With 75% voter turnout, the elections resulted in a victory for the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) led by Louis Rwagasore, which received over 80% of the vote and won 58 seats. Rwagasore became prime minister in the new government, but he was assassinated two weeks after the elections. 1969 McDonald Gordon C. Area Handbook for Burundi Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD0700157.pdf 953395348 78 Results Union for National Progress 627453 58 Common FrontThe Party of the People won four of the six seats, with the Christian Democratic Party taking the remaining two.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p161 0-19-829645-2 138406 6 Association of the Middle Classes, Clerks, and Intellectuals 3470 0 Union of People's Parties 2452 0 African National Union of Ruanda-Urundi 1641 0 Burundi People 1461 0 8144 1038653 African Elections DatabaseAfrican Elections Database References Category:Parliamentary elections in Burundi Parliamentary Burundi