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Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in March 1965.
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 smaller Sinhalese nationalist parties and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.
The UNP did not obtain a majority, but was able to govern as a National Front with the ITAK's support.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| United National Party | 1,590,929 | 39.31 | 66 | |
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1,221,437 | 30.18 | 41 | |
| Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 302,095 | 7.47 | 10 | |
| Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 217,914 | 5.38 | 14 | |
| Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party | 130,429 | 3.22 | 5 | |
| Communist Party of Ceylon | 109,754 | 2.71 | 4 | |
| All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 98,746 | 2.44 | 3 | |
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 96,665 | 2.39 | 1 | |
| National Liberation Front | 18,791 | 0.46 | 1 | |
| Others | 259,960 | 6.42 | 6 | |
| Total | 4,046,720 | 100.00 | 151 | |
| Total votes | 3,821,918 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,710,887 | 81.13 | ||
| Source: Kusaka Research Institute | ||||
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