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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