1961 Burundian parliamentary election

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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

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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.^[1]