Nyasaland general election, 1961
- Nyasaland general election, 1961
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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 |
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