1965 Upper Voltan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 7 November 1965. The country had been a one-party state since 1960, with the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 75 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 97.4%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally	2,131,950	100.00	75	+13
Total		2,131,950	100.00	75	0

Valid votes		2,131,950	99.98
Invalid/blank votes		468	0.02
Total votes		2,132,418	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,188,241	97.45
Source: Sternberger et al.

Elections in Burkina Faso African Elections Database
Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p133 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1588

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