1965 Malagasy presidential election

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1965 Malagasy presidential election
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30 March 1965 1972  
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Nominee Philibert Tsiranana Joseph Raseta
Party PSD FIPIMA
Popular vote2,451,44154,814
Percentage97.78%2.19%

President before election

Philibert Tsiranana
PSD

Elected President

Gabriel Ramanantsoa
PSD

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Madagascar on 30 March 1965. [1] Incumbent President Philibert Tsiranana of the Social Democratic Party dominated the campaign and was elected with 98% of the vote.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Philibert Tsiranana Social Democratic Party 2,451,44197.78
Joseph Raseta National Malagasy Union 54,8142.19
Alfred RazafiarisoaIndependent8120.03
Total2,507,067100.00
Valid votes2,507,06799.44
Invalid/blank votes14,1490.56
Total votes2,521,216100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,583,05197.61
Source: Saura [2]

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References

  1. "Elections in Madagascar". African Elections Database.
  2. André Saura (2004) Philibert Tsiranana, Premier président de la République de Madagascar, t. I : À l’ombre de de Gaulle, Éditions L'Harmattan p294 ISBN   2296013309