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


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.


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.

^ 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

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