1961 Rwandan parliamentary election

1961 Rwandan parliamentary election

25 September 1961

All 44 seats in the Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.59%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
MDR-Parmehutu Grégoire Kayibanda 77.58 35 New
UNAR François Rukeba 16.87 7 New
APROSOMA Joseph Gitera Habyarimana 3.64 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Grégoire Kayibanda
MDR-Parmehutu
Grégoire Kayibanda
MDR-Parmehutu

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.