General elections were held in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 between 18 and 26 May 1963, the last before independence later in the year. The result was a victory for the Kenya African National Union

Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

, which won 83 of the 124 seats in the House of Representatives

National Assembly of Kenya

The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

 and 18 of the 38 seats in the Senate

Senate of Kenya

The Senate of Kenya is a yet-to-be-established upper house of the currently-unicameral Parliament of Kenya. Following the passing of the constitutional referendum on August 4, 2010, it will be officially established as a body of the legislative branch on August 18, 2010, accompanied with a slew of...

. Five seats in the House and three in the Senate remained unfilled due to a secessionist conflict on the border with Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

.

House of Representatives

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Kenya African National Union Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...	988,311	53.60	83
Kenya African Democratic Union Kenya African Democratic Union The Kenya African Democratic Union was a political party in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 as an alternative to Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union . It was led by Ronald Ngala...	476,218	25.83	33
Independents	218,311	11.84	0	New
African People's Party	137,008	7.43	8	New
Baluhya Political Union	14,896	0.81	0	New
Coast People's Party	9,135	0.50	0	New
Unfilled seats
5
Total	1,843,879	100	129
Source: EISA

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Kenya African National Union Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...	1,028,906	59.18	18
Kenya African Democratic Union Kenya African Democratic Union The Kenya African Democratic Union was a political party in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 as an alternative to Jomo Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union . It was led by Ronald Ngala...	474,933	27.32	16
African People's Party	147,039	8.46	2
Independents	82,328	4.73	1
Nyanza Province African Union			1
Baluhya Political Union	5,520	0.32	0
Invalid/blank votes	7 662
Total	1,746,388	100	38
Source: EISA