1969 Rwandan general election

29 September 1969

Presidential election

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Nominee	Grégoire Kayibanda
Party	MDR-Parmehutu
Popular vote	1,426,159
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 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. Voter turnout was 90.9%.

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.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Grégoire Kayibanda	MDR-Parmehutu	1,426,159	99.96
Against			542	0.04
Total			1,426,701	100.00

Valid votes			1,426,701	99.42
Invalid/blank votes			8,276	0.58
Total votes			1,434,977	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,578,704	90.90
Source: Nohlen et al.

Legislative Assembly


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	MDR-Parmehutu	1,426,701	100.00	47	0
Total		1,426,701	100.00	47	0

Valid votes		1,426,701	99.42
Invalid/blank votes		8,276	0.58
Total votes		1,434,977	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,578,704	90.90
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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