A new constitution was promulgated on 18 July 1961, replacing the unicameral Legislative Council with the legislature.
[1] Elections to the new Legislature were held on 21 August 1961, and both houses convened for the first time on 5 October 1961.
[1] The People's National Congress (PNC) were allocated two of the Senate seats reserved for the opposition, with one given to the United Force.
However, the PNC claimed they should have been given all three seats, and its members attempted to block Governor Richard Luyt from entering the legislature on the day of its ceremonial opening on 6 October, requiring the police to remove them.
[3] Further constitutional amendments in 1964 scrapped the legislature, replacing it with a unicameral House of Assembly.