Basutoland general election, 1965
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General elections were held in Basutoland on 29 April 1965. The result was a narrow victory for the Basotholand National Party, which led the country to independence as Lesotho on 4 October the following year.[1] Voter turnout was 62.8%.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Basotholand National Party | 108,140 | 42.0 | 31 |
Basutoland Congress Party | 103,068 | 40.0 | 25 |
Marematlou Freedom Party | 40,414 | 16.5 | 4 |
Marema-Tlou Party | 5,697 | 2.2 | 0 |
Independents | 79 | 0.0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 4,426 | - | - |
Total | 261,824 | 100 | 60 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ↑ Lesotho: Restoration of Lesotho's independence EISA
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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