Nyasaland general election, 1961

Nyasaland general election, 1961
Malawi

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General elections were held for the Legislative Council in Nyasaland in August 1961. There were two voter rolls, a lower roll which elected 20 members, and had 106,095 registered voters, and a higher roll, which elected eight members, with 4,337 registered voters. Voter turnout was 91.5% on the lower roll and 85% on the higher roll.[1] The result was a victory for the Malawi Congress Party, which won all 20 lower roll seats (in five of which they were unopposed)[2] and two of the eight higher roll seats.

Results

Party Lower roll Higher roll Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Malawi Congress Party 71,659 98.8 20 385 10.3 2 22
United Federal Party 607 0.8 0 2,108 56.6 5 5
Independents - - 0 1,232 33.0 1 1
Christian Liberation Party 272 0.4 0 - - 0 0
Total 72,538 100 20 3,725 100 8 28
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Malawi: 1961 Legislative Council election results EISA
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p558 ISBN 0198296452

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