Rwandan general election, 1969

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General elections were held in Rwanda on 29 September 1969. 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 presidential election.^[1] Voter turnout was 90.9%.^[2]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Grégoire Kayibanda	MDR-Parmehutu	1,426,159	100
Against		542	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		8,276	-
Total		1,434,977	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Legislative Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
MDR-Parmehutu	1,426,701	100	47	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,276	-	-	-
Total	1,434,977	100	47	+3
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

References

↑ Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p735 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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