Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1954.
Electoral system The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities introduced an element of democracy to the Rwandan political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the national Superior Council ().Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1699
CouncilElected membersEx officio membersOther members5–10 members elected by 10–18 notablesSub-chiefsChiefdom Council10–18 members, 5–9 elected by sub-chiefs and 5–9 elected by notablesChiefsTerritorial CouncilSub-chiefs elected from amongst their own and notables elected by Chiefdom CouncilsChiefsSuperior Council6 chiefs elected from their own number, 9 notables elected by Territorial CouncilsKing, presidents of the Territorial CouncilsUp to 8 co-opted
Results The elections in the sub-chiefdoms and chiefdoms were held in 1953, with the elections to the Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1954.Sternberger et al, p1725
CouncilMembersVotes castHutusTutsisTotalHutuTutsiTwaTotalElectedchiefsElectednotablesCo-optedElectedchiefsElectednotablesEx officioCo-optedSub-chiefdom councils01,995001,56262804,1877,6745,4422913,485Chiefdom councils1780299268460692796130692Territorial councils01905683460204191850204Superior Council0036910533329032Source: Sternberger et al.
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