1965 Rwandan general election
General elections were held in Rwanda on 10 March 1965, the first direct one in the country and the first since independence in 1962. At the time, the country was a one-party state with MDR-Parmehutu as the sole legal party. Its leader, Grégoire Kayibanda, ran unopposed in the country's first election for President.[1] Voter turnout was 88%.[2]
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Electoral system
The 47 members of the National Assembly elections were elected in ten multi-member constituencies. Voters could approve the entire MDR-Parmehutu list, or give a preferential vote to a single candidate.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grégoire Kayibanda | MDR-Parmehutu | 1,236,654 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 1,236,654 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,236,654 | 98.03 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,804 | 1.97 | ||
| Total votes | 1,261,458 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,440,440 | 87.57 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
National Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDR-Parmehutu | 1,231,788 | 100.00 | 47 | +12 | |
| Total | 1,231,788 | 100.00 | 47 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 1,231,788 | 97.76 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 28,255 | 2.24 | |||
| Total votes | 1,260,043 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,440,440 | 87.48 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
References
- Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p735 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1720
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