Belgian Congo general election, 1960

22 May 1960

1965 →

100 members of the National Assembly
All 84 members of the Senate

Turnout

81.8%

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Leader	Patrice Lumumba	Antoine Gizenga	Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Party	MNC-Lumumba	Parti Solidaire Africain	ABAKO
Seats won	33	13	12
Popular vote	521,187	278,971	210,542
Percentage	23.4%	12.6%	9.5%

Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo

Patrice Lumumba
MNC-Lumumba

General elections were held in the Belgian Congo on 22 May 1960, in order to create a government to rule the country following independence, scheduled for 30 June. The 137-seat Chamber of Representatives was elected by men over the age of 21. The seats were filled by district-based lists, although only two parties, the Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba and the Parti National du Progrès, submitted lists in more than one district.

The MNC-L led by Patrice Lumumba won the most seats, and Lumumba was elected Prime Minister by the National Assembly after forming a coalition with the Parti Solidaire Africain, Centre de Regroupment Africain and some other parties. Voter turnout was 81.8%.

Following the election, an 84-seat Senate was elected by Provincial Assembly members, and the two chambers elected a president (Joseph Kasa-Vubu of ABAKO) together.

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