Parliamentary elections were held in Haiti on 30 April 1961.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 They followed the dissolution of Parliament by President François Duvalier and the abolition of the Senate, making the Chamber of Deputies a unicameral body. Duvalier's National Unity Party won all 67 seats in the elections,Nohlen, p389 which were later re-interpreted as presidential elections in order to give Duvalier a six-year presidential term and avoid the need for scheduled presidential election in 1963.Nohlen, p376The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65, p1083
For the first time in Haitian history, two women were elected as deputies: Madame Max Adolphe and Aviole Paul-Blanc.
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