1965 Malagasy parliamentary election

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8 August 1965

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All 107 seats in the National Assembly
54 seats needed for a majority

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

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	2,277,055	94.58	104	+28
	Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar	68,794	2.86	3	–6
	Others	61,775	2.57	0	–42
Total		2,407,624	100.00	107	–20

Valid votes		2,431,887	98.64
Invalid/blank votes		33,649	1.36
Total votes		2,465,536	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,610,930	94.43
Source: EISA

There is a difference of 24,263 between the total number of votes for parties and the total number of valid votes.

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