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1961 Ugandan general election

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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]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Uganda People's Congress495,90948.2635New
Democratic Party436,42042.4744+43
Uganda National Congress40,1343.911−4
Other parties9,1150.8900
Independents45,9464.472−2
Total1,027,524100.0082+72
Registered voters/turnout1,362,755
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p934 ISBN 0-19-829645-2