1965 Ivorian general election

none Ivory Coast 7 November 1965 1960 Ivorian general election 1960 1970 Ivorian general election 1970 yes presidential Presidential election Félix Houphouët-Boigny Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1962-07-16 (cropped).jpg Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally 1,867,605 100% yes Parliamentary election 99.59% yes All 85 seats in the National Assembly 43 Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally 100 85 70 General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 7 November 1965 to elect a president and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected president unopposed, whilst the PDCI–RDA won all 85 seats in the National Assembly.Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database Voter turnout was 99.6%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p309 0-19-829645-2 Results President Félix Houphouët-Boigny Democratic Party of Ivory Coast 1867605 332 1875547 Nohlen et al. National Assembly Democratic Party of Ivory Coast 1863005 85 +15 4932 +15 1875547 Nohlen et al. References Ivory General Category:Presidential elections in Ivory Coast Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast Ivory