After much jockeying for constituencies and coalitions the main political parties had narrowly split the two general elections of 1961 to the satisfaction of none.
Baada ya udanganyifu mkubwa kwa majimbo ya uchaguzi na mseto katika chaguzi kuu mbili za mwaka 1961 vyama vikuu vilishindwa kujipatia wingi wa kura kwa kila kimoja.