Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 18 September 1961 in order to install a government to rule the country following independence from

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on 1 July 1962.Burundi: 1961 Legislative Assembly election results
EISA The result was a victory for the

Union for National Progress The Union for National Progress (french: Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) is a nationalist political party in Burundi. It initially emerged as a nationalist united front in opposition to Belgian colonial rule but subsequently became an i ...

, which won over 80% of the vote and 58 of the 64 seats in the

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. Voter turnout was 75.39%.

Results

References

{{Burundian elections Elections in Burundi 1961 in Burundi Burundi