Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 28 December 1981, the first since

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. The country was a

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with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development (MNRD) as the sole legal party. The MNRD had been formed as a replacement for the previous sole legal party MDR-Parmehutu following a 1978 constitutional referendum. The new constitution created the National Development Council, a 64-seat national legislature. Two candidates contested each constituency.Rwanda
Inter-Parliamentary Union Voter turnout was 96%.

Results

References

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