1965 Sudanese parliamentary election

1965 Sudanese parliamentary election

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All 207 seats in Parliament 104 seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,257,854
Turnout	1,269,584 (56.23%)
First party Second party   Leader Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Ismail al-Azhari Party Umma National Unionist Seats won 90 59 Seat change 27 14
Prime Minister before election Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa NUP Elected Prime Minister Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub NUP

Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 21 April and 8 May 1965. The elections were organized under the Sovereignty Council that had been formed the previous year following the October Revolution. Due to the ongoing First Sudanese Civil War, seats allocated to the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region were left vacant and were not filled until by-elections held on 8 March and 18 April 1967. ^[1] The elections resulted in a second consecutive victory for the Umma Party, which won 90 of the 173 contested seats. Voter turnout was 56.2%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Umma Party			90	+27
	National Unionist Party			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		1,269,584	–
Registered voters/turnout		2,257,854	56.23
Source: Nohlen et al.

These results include the 1967 by-elections.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p851 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
2. Nohlen et al., p852