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Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 21 April and 8 May 1965. Due to the civil war the seats in the south of the country were left vacant until by-elections on 8 March and 18 April 1967. [1] The result was a second successive victory for the Umma Party, which won 90 of the 173 seats. Voter turnout was 58.1%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umma Party (NUP) | 90 | +27 | |||
| National Unionist Party (DUP) | 59 | +14 | |||
| Beja Congress | 10 | New | |||
| Sudan African National Union | 10 | New | |||
| Sudanese Communist Party | 8 | New | |||
| Islamic Charter Front | 5 | New | |||
| People's Democratic Party | 3 | −24 | |||
| Southern Sudan Liberals | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 21 | New | |||
| Total | 207 | +34 | |||
| Total votes | 1,126,229 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,959,880 | 57.46 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
These results include the 1967 by-elections.
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