1965 Upper Voltan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 7 November 1965. The country had been a one-party state since 1960, with the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 75 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 97.4%.[2]

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Results
Party Votes % Seats
Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally2,131,95010075
Invalid/blank votes468––
Total2,132,41810075
Registered voters/turnout2,188,24197.4–
Source: Sternberger et al.[3]

References
  1. Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p133 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1588
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