1961 Ugandan general election
General elections were held in Uganda on 23 March 1961.[1] They were the first time direct elections to the Legislative Council had been held across the entire country. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 44 of the 82 seats (excluding Buganda).[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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| Uganda People's Congress | 495,909 | 48.3 | 35 | New |
| Democratic Party | 436,420 | 42.5 | 43 | +42 |
| Uganda National Congress | 40,134 | 3.9 | 1 | −4 |
| Other parties | 9,115 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 45,946 | 4.5 | 2 | −2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | − | − | − | |
| Total | 1,027,524 | 100 | 82 | +72 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,362,755 | − | − | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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