1982 Burundian parliamentary election

1982 Burundian parliamentary election

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52 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UPRONA Jean-Baptiste Bagaza 100 52 +31 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Seats by constituency Speaker after Emile Mworoha UPRONA

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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 22 October 1982, the first since 1965. Following a constitutional referendum the year before, the country had become a one-party state with the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) as the sole legal party.^[1] The party nominated 104 candidates to contest the 52 seats in the enlarged National Assembly. Following the election, in which turnout was reported to be 95%, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza appointed a further 13 members.^[1]