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 seccessionist 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 cartels	544,483	25.1	42	New
Congolese National Convention	227,961	10.5	38	New
CONAKAT	178,302	8.2	9	+1
Congolese Democratic Union	162,016	7.5	10	New
ABAKO	136,226	6.3	10	-2
AWALEBO	104,896	4.8	7	New
Party of National Unity	82,601	3.8	4	-4
PSA-Kamitatu	79,358	3.7	4	-9
Mwinda-Bakongo	68,750	3.1	5	New
General Association of the Baluba of Katanga	64,866	3.0	3	New
African Democratic Union-Lubaya	64,845	3.0	4	New
Kwangolese Union for Independence and Liberty	62,856	2.8	4	+1
Katangan Common Front	59,223	2.7	3	New
ASCCO	42,430	2.0	3	New
MEDA	36,441	1.7	2	New
PANACO	35,275	1.6	3	New
Budjala Union	32,780	1.5	1	New
Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba	31,874	1.5	2	-34
ATCAR	24,710	1.1	2	New
ASSORETSHU	22,011	1.0	2	New
PRC	21,861	1.0	1	New
UNILAC	19,944	0.9	1	New
Congolese Democratic Rally	19,912	0.9	1	New
FROKONGI	19,179	0.9	1	New
Congolese Democratic Party	15,095	0.7	1	New
INTERCOUP-Huapa	11,645	0.5	1	New
BA-LIKOLO	9,634	0.4	1	New
Independents	12,815	0.6	0	0
Regional parties	274,778	12.6	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	293,948	-	-	-
Total	2,466,957	100	167	+30
Source: Nohlen et al

References

1. ^ ^{a b} DRC: Electoral Operation of the 1965 election EISA
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p292 ISBN 0198296452