1982 Burundian legislative election

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]

Results[]


Party		Seats	+/–
	Union for National Progress	52	+31
Presidential appointees		13	New
Total		65	+32

Source: IPU

References[]

^ ^a ^b Burundi Inter-Parliamentary Union

[IPU-1] Burundi Inter-Parliamentary Union

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