1961 Burundian parliamentary election

1961 Burundian parliamentary election

18 September 1961
All 64 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.39%
Party Leader Vote % Seats UPRONA Louis Rwagasore 80.97 58 Common Front Jean-Baptiste Ntidendereza 17.86 6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Joseph Cimpaye UPP Louis Rwagasore UPRONA

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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Union for National Progress	627,453	80.97	58
	Common Front	138,406	17.86	6
	Association of the Middle Classes, Clerks, and Intellectuals	3,470	0.45	0
	Union of People's Parties	2,452	0.32	0
	African National Union of Ruanda-Urundi	1,641	0.21	0
	Burundi People	1,461	0.19	0
Total		774,883	100.00	64
Valid votes		774,883	98.96
Invalid/blank votes		8,144	1.04
Total votes		783,027	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,038,653	75.39
Source: African Elections Database