1965 Upper Voltan presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Republic of Upper Volta on 3 October 1965, as previously the President had been appointed by the National Assembly. At the time, the country was a one-party state, with the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally (UDV–RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Maurice Yaméogo, was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 100% of the vote. Voter turnout was 98.4%.[1]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Maurice YaméogoUDV–RDA2,146,481100.00
Total2,146,481100.00
Valid votes2,146,48199.99
Invalid/blank votes3090.01
Total votes2,146,790100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,182,42598.37
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p145 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1586