General elections were held in the Belgian Congo

Belgian Congo

The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...

 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

National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Composition of the National Assembly...

 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 National Party of Progress, submitted lists in more than one district.

The MNC-L led by Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium in June 1960. Only ten weeks later, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis...

 won the most seats, and Lumumba was elected Prime Minister by the National Assembly after forming a coalition with the Parti Solidaire Africain

Parti Solidaire Africain

The Parti Solidaire Africain was a political party active in the Belgian Congo and the subsequent Republic of the Congo ....

, Centre de Regroupment Africain and some other parties. Voter turnout was 81.8%.

Following the election, an 87-seat Senate

Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution...

 was elected by District Assembly members, and the two chambers elected a president

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , is Congo's elected Head of State, and the ex officio "Supreme Commander" of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ....

 (Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Joseph Kasa-Vubu was the first President of the Republic of the Congo, today called Democratic Republic of the Congo....

 of ABAKO

ABAKO

ABAKO or Alliance des Bakongo was a cultural and political organization, headed by Joseph Kasa-Vubu, which emerged in the late 1950s as vocal opponent of Belgian colonial rule in what today is the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

) together.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba	592,256	26.6	36
Parti Solidaire Africain Parti Solidaire Africain The Parti Solidaire Africain was a political party active in the Belgian Congo and the subsequent Republic of the Congo ....	278,971	12.6	13
ABAKO ABAKO ABAKO or Alliance des Bakongo was a cultural and political organization, headed by Joseph Kasa-Vubu, which emerged in the late 1950s as vocal opponent of Belgian colonial rule in what today is the Democratic Republic of the Congo...	210,542	9.5	12
National Party of Progress	178,237	8.0	10
Mouvement National Congolais-Kalonji	161,942	7.3	8
Party of National Unity Party of National Unity The Party of National Unity is a political party in several countries:*Party of National Unity *Party of National Unity *Party of National Unity *Party of National Unity , of Georgia*Party of National Unity...	118,661	5.3	8
Cartel Katangais	110,091	4.9	7
CONAKAT CONAKAT CONAKAT was one of the three main political parties in the Belgian Congo and was led by the pro-Western regionalist Moïse Tsjombe and his interior minister Godefroid Munongo.-History:...	104,821	4.7	8
Centre de Regroupement Africain	95,721	4.3	10
Congolese National Union	63,425	2.9	3
Kwangolese Union for Independence and Liberty	52,612	2.4	3
Kasaian Union	47,526	2.1	2
Congolese Grouping	41,202	1.9	4
Bayanzi Alliance	21,024	0.9	1
FC	17,716	0.7	1
Progressive Rural Alliance-Congolese Rural Alliance	16,892	0.8	1
Union of Mongo	16,739	0.8	1
Democratic Rally of Lac, Kwango and Kwilu	12,761	0.6	1
Independents	63,333	2.8	0
Regional parties	19,422	0.9	0
Vacant
7
Invalid/blank votes	549,701
Total	2,773,595	100	137
Source: Nohlen et al.