Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1965
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The 1965 Sri Lankan election took place in March.
[edit] Background
The SLFP government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike lost its majority in December 1964 when some MPs deserted it over the nationalization of Lakehouse Newspapers.
Bandaranaike's program of extensive nationalization had alarmed many of the island's business interests, which rallied to the United National Party. The economy had been stagnant, and rationing had been imposed in the face of persistent food shortages.
The UNP promised to form a National Front government to oppose the SLFP and its Marxist allies. UNP leader Dudley Senanayake promised cabinet posts both to the small Sinhala nationalist parties and the Tamil Federal Party.
[edit] Results
The UNP did not obtain a majority, but was able to govern as a National Front with the FP's support.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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| United National Party | 1,590,929 | 39.3 | 66 | ||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1,221,437 | 30.2 | 41 | ||
| Federal Party | 217,914 | 5.4 | 14 | ||
| Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 302,905 | 7.5 | 10 | ||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party | 130,429 | 3.2 | 5 | ||
| Communist Party (Moscow) | 109,754 | 2.7 | 4 | ||
| Tamil Congress | 98,746 | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 96,665 | 2.4 | 1 | ||
| Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna | 18,791 | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Others | 259,960 | 6.4 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 3,821,918 | 100.0 | 151 | ||
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