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]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 1,867,605 | 100.00 | |
Total | 1,867,605 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,867,605 | 99.98 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 332 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 1,867,937 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,875,547 | 99.59 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 1,863,005 | 100.00 | 85 | +15 | |
Total | 1,863,005 | 100.00 | 85 | +15 | |
Valid votes | 1,863,005 | 99.74 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,932 | 0.26 | |||
Total votes | 1,867,937 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,875,547 | 99.59 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p309 ISBN 0-19-829645-2