1965 Malagasy parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 8 August 1965.[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 104 of the 107 seats (reduced from 127) in the National Assembly.[2]

1965 Malagasy parliamentary election

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All 107 seats in the National Assembly
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Philibert Tsiranana
Party PSD AKFM
Last election 76 9
Seats won 104 3
Seat change Increase28 Decrease6
Popular vote 2,277,055 68,794
Percentage 94.58% 2.86%
Swing Increase 32.98pp Decrease 7.84pp

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party2,277,05594.58104+28
Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar68,7942.863–6
Others61,7752.570–42
Total2,407,624100.00107–20
Valid votes2,431,88798.64
Invalid/blank votes33,6491.36
Total votes2,465,536100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,610,93094.43
Source: EISA[a]
  1. ^ There is a difference of 24,263 between the total number of votes for parties and the total number of valid votes.

References

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  1. ^ Madagascar: 1965 National Assembly election results EISA
  2. ^ "Elections in Madagascar". African Elections Database.