1965 Basutoland general election

none Lesotho Legislative 1960 Basutoland general election 1960 29 April 1965 1970 Lesotho general election 1970 60 seats in the National Assembly 31 416,952 62.79% Minister-president_Jonathan_van_Lesotho_(1970).jpg Leabua Jonathan BNP 31 108,140 42.01% Ntsu_Mokhehle.png Ntsu Mokhehle BCP 25 103,068 40.04% 110px Seth Makotoko MFP 4 40,414 15.70% Prime Minister Sekhonyana Maseribane BNP Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg 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.Lesotho: Restoration of Lesotho's independence EISA Voter turnout was 63%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 0-19-829645-2 Results Basutoland National Party 108140 31 +30 Basutoland Congress Party 103068 25 –5 Marematlou Freedom Party 40414 4 New Marema-Tlou Party 5697 0 –5 Independents 79 0 –4 4426 –20 416952 Nohlen et al. References Basutoland Category:Elections in Lesotho General election