1961 Ugandan general election

Elections in Uganda General elections were held in Uganda on 23 March 1961.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325 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).Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 0-19-829645-2 Results Uganda People's Congress 495909 35 New Democratic Party 436420 44 +43 Uganda National Congress 40134 1 −4 Other parties 9115 0 0 Independents 45946 2 −2 +72 1362755 Nohlen et al. References Uganda General Category:Parliamentary elections in Uganda Category:Protectorate of Uganda Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results