1965 Rwandan general election
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Presidential election
 
Nominee Grégoire Kayibanda
Party MDR-Parmehutu
Popular vote 1,236,654
Percentage 100%
President before election

Grégoire Kayibanda
MDR-Parmehutu

Elected President

Grégoire Kayibanda
MDR-Parmehutu

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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]

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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Grégoire KayibandaMDR-Parmehutu1,236,654100.00
Total1,236,654100.00
Valid votes1,236,65498.03
Invalid/blank votes24,8041.97
Total votes1,261,458100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,440,44087.57
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
MDR-Parmehutu1,231,788100.0047+12
Total1,231,788100.0047+3
Valid votes1,231,78897.76
Invalid/blank votes28,2552.24
Total votes1,260,043100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,440,44087.48
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p735 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1720
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