1965 Basutoland general election

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 Party108,14042.031
Basutoland Congress Party103,06840.025
Marematlou Freedom Party40,41416.54
Marema-Tlou Party5,6972.20
Independents790.00
Invalid/blank votes4,426--
Total261,82410060
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Lesotho: Restoration of Lesotho's independence Archived 2010-05-20 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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