1981 Rwandan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda on 28 December 1981, the first since 1969. The country was still a one-party state, but now with the National Revolutionary Movement for Development as the sole legal party in place of MDR-Parmehutu, following the 1978 constitutional referendum. A new constitution created the National Development Council, a 64-seat national legislature. Two candidates contested each constituency. Voter turnout was 96%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Revolutionary Movement for Development	2,100,770	100.00	64	New
Total		2,100,770	100.00	64	+17

Valid votes		2,100,770	97.02
Invalid/blank votes		64,505	2.98
Total votes		2,165,275	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,244,547	96.47
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

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