Country: | Burundi |
Previous Election: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1993 |
Seats For Election: | 52 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly |
Election Date: | 22 October 1982 |
Party1: | Union for National Progress |
Leader1: | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza |
Percentage1: | 100 |
Last Election1: | 21 |
Seats1: | 52 |
Map: | 1982 Burundian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg |
Speaker | |
After Election: | Emile Mworoha |
After Party: | UPRONA |
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]