1961 Rwandan parliamentary election
25 September 1961
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All 44 seats in the Legislative Assembly 23 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 95.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 25 September 1961 alongside a referendum on the country's monarchy. The result was a victory for MDR-Parmehutu, which won 35 of the 44 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 96%.
They were the last multiparty elections held in Rwanda until 2003.