1961 Kenyan National Assembly Election
February 1961 · The transfer of power · 65 seats
Kenya African National Union finished first with 19 of 65 seats on 67.5% of the vote. Turnout 83.6%.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Kenya African National Union
19 of 65 seats
Turnout
83.6%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya African National Union | — | 19 | — | 590,661 | 67.5% | — | |
| Kenya African Democratic Union | — | 11 | — | 143,079 | 16.4% | — | |
| Baluhya Political Union | — | 1 | — | 28,817 | 3.3% | — | |
| New Kenya Party | — | 4 | — | 28,284 | 3.2% | — | |
| Kenya Indian Congress | — | 3 | — | 10,488 | 1.2% | — | |
| Kenya Coalition | — | 3 | — | 8,891 | 1.0% | — | |
| Kenya Freedom Party | — | 2 | — | 5,263 | 0.6% | — | |
| Kenya National Congress | — | 0 | — | 4,561 | 0.5% | — | |
| Shungwaya Freedom Party | — | 1 | — | 3,748 | 0.4% | — | |
| Coast People's Party | — | 0 | — | 1,693 | 0.2% | — | |
| Tana River Pokomo Union | — | 0 | — | 699 | 0.1% | — | |
| African independents | — | 1 | — | 13,917 | 1.6% | — | |
| Arab independents | — | 2 | — | 5,712 | 0.7% | — | |
| Asian Hindu independents | — | 0 | — | 4,648 | 0.5% | — | |
| Asian Muslim independents | — | 3 | — | 11,880 | 1.4% | — | |
| European independents | — | 3 | — | 12,768 | 1.5% | — | |
| Appointed members | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |