1961 South West African parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 8 March 1961.1961 Legislative Assembly Election https://web.archive.org/web/20070208025416/http://africanelections.tripod.com/na.html#1965_Legislative_Assembly_Election 2007-02-08 African Elections Database The whites-only election saw a victory for the National Party of South West Africa, which won 16 of the 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly, maintaining exactly the number of seats it had won in the previous election. The 1961 polls marked the last time during the apartheid era that any other party won seats. Electoral system The 18 members of the Legislative Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies. Prior to the elections two constituencies (Outjo and Rehoboth) were abolished and replaced by Tsumeb and Windhoek District. The other constituencies were Aroab, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Keetmanshoop, Luderitz, Maltahöhe, Mariental, Okahandja, Otjikondo, Otjiwarongo, Swakopmund, Usakos, Warmbad, Windhoek East, Windhoek North and Windhoek West.Zedekia Ngavirue (1997) Political parties and interest groups in South West Africa (Namibia), P Schelttwein Publishing, p302 3-908193-00-1 Results National Party of South West Africa 19360 16 0 United National South West Party 11314 2 0 South West Party 1902 0 New 0 38540 Ngavirue References Parliamentary South West Africa Category:Parliamentary elections in Namibia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results