1965 Ivorian general election

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General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 7 November 1965 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected president unopposed, whilst the PDCI-RDA won all 85 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 99.6%.[2]

Results[edit]

President[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Félix Houphouët-BoignyDemocratic Party of Ivory Coast1,867,605100.00
Total1,867,605100.00
Valid votes1,867,60599.98
Invalid/blank votes3320.02
Total votes1,867,937100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,875,54799.59
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast1,863,005100.0085+15
Total1,863,005100.0085+15
Valid votes1,863,00599.74
Invalid/blank votes4,9320.26
Total votes1,867,937100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,875,54799.59
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p309 ISBN 0-19-829645-2