Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 1965

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General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 18 March and 30 April 1965, following the promulgation of a new constitution approved by a referendum the previous year. 223 political parties contested the election for 167 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[1]

The elections were won by parties allied with the Congolese National Convention, led by former secessionist leader Moise Tshombe, which won a total of 80 seats.^[2] Following the elections, the results were disputed by several parties. The Léopoldville Court of Appeal accepted six of them, and re-runs were required in Kivu Central, Goma-Rutshuru, Cuvette Centrale, Fizi, Kwilu and Maniema, which were held between 8 and 22 August 1965.^[1]

Despite Tshombe's party winning the election, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu appointed Évariste Kimba of the Congolese Democratic Front Prime Minister, a situation which ultimately led to Joseph Mobutu carrying out a military coup in November.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Congolese National Convention	227,961	9.2	38	New
CONAKAT	178,302	7.2	9	+1
Congolese Democratic Union	162,016	6.6	10	New
ABAKO	136,226	5.5	10	–2
Association of the Wanande of Beni and Lubero	104,896	4.3	7	New
Congolese Democratic Rally (CONACO)	91,475	3.7	4	New
Party of National Unity	82,601	3.3	4	–4
PSA-Kamitatu	79,358	3.2	4	–9
Mwinda-Bakongo	68,750	2.8	5	New
BALUKABAT	64,866	2.6	3	New
African Democratic Union-Lubaya	64,845	2.6	4	New
LUKA	62,856	2.5	4	+1
Katangan Common Front	59,223	2.4	3	New
Congolese Regrouping Party (CONACO)	56,698	2.3	4	New
Congolese National Party (CONACO)	52,060	2.1	4	New
Congolese Regrouping (CONACO)	49,675	2.0	6	New
Congolese Democrat Party (CONACO)	49,039	2.0	4	New
Luba People's Rally (CONACO)	48,944	2.0	4	New
Congolese Democratic Party (CONACO)	42,878	1.7	2	New
Movement for the Democratic Evolution of Africa	36,441	1.5	2	New
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo	36,430	1.5	3	New
Congolese National Party	35,275	1.4	3	New
Popular Movement of Sankuru (CONACO)	34,811	1.4	2	New
Budjala Union	32,780	1.3	1	New
Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba	31,874	1.3	2	–34
PDR (CONACO)	29,277	1.2	5	New
ATCAR (CONACO)	25,375	1.0	1	−
ATCAR	24,710	1.0	2	+1
Congolese National Convention cartels	23,052	0.9	1	New
Association of Citizens of Tshuapa	22,011	0.9	2	New
Congolese Rural Party	21,861	0.9	1	New
Union of the Citizens of Lake Leopold II	19,944	0.8	1	New
Congolese Democratic Rally	19,912	0.8	1	New
Common Front of North Kivu	19,179	0.8	1	New
Basonge Unity Movement (CONACO)	16,314	0.7	3	+2
Congolese Democratic Party	15,059	0.6	1	New
National Public Salvation Front (CONACO)	15,014	0.6	1	New
INTERCOUP-Huapa	11,645	0.5	1	New
CTS–UPP (CONACO)	9,781	0.4	1	New
BA-LIKOLO	9,634	0.4	1	New
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo	6,226	0.3	1	New
Independents	12,815	0.5	1	+1
Regional parties	274,778	11.1	0	0
Total	2,466,957	100	167	+30
Source: Sternberger et al.^[3]

References

1 2 DRC: Electoral Operation of the 1965 election EISA
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p292 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp2432−2433

Elections and referendums in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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