1954 Burundian parliamentary election
Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Burundi in 1954.
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Background
The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities had introduced an element of democracy to the Burundian political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the National Superior Council (French: Superieur du Pays).[1]
The elections began in the sub-chiefdoms, then were held in the chiefdoms, then the territories, and finally at the national level.[2]
Results
The elections in the sub-chiefdoms and chiefdoms were held in 1953, with the elections to the Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1954.[3]
Council | Members | ||||
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Hutus | Tutsis | Total | |||
Elected | Unelected | Elected | Unelected | ||
Sub-chiefdom councils | 2,285 | 0 | 1,005 | 499 | 3,789 |
Chiefdom councils | 71 | 0 | 177 | 24 | 272 |
Territorial councils | 16 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 92 |
Superior Council | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
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References
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p572
- Sternberger et al, p599
- Sternberger et al, p600
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