1961 Ugandan general election

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General elections were held in Uganda on 23 March 1961.^[1] They were the first time direct elections to the Legislative Council had been held across the entire country. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 44 of the 82 seats (excluding Buganda).^[2]