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1965 Basutoland general election

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Field	Value
election_date	29 April 1965
country	Lesotho
flag_year	colonial
previous_election	1960
next_election	1970
turnout	62.79%
seats_for_election	All 60 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	31
party1	Basotho National Party	percentage1 = 42.01	seats1 = 31	last_election1 = 1	leader1 = Leabua Jonathan
party2	Basutoland Congress Party	percentage2 = 40.04	seats2 = 25	last_election2 = 30	leader2 = Ntsu Mokhehle
party3	Marematlou Freedom Party	percentage3 = 15.70	seats3 = 4	last_election3 = New	leader3 = Seth Makotoko

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. Voter turnout was 63%.

Results

References

[http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/les1966independence.htm Lesotho: Restoration of Lesotho's independence] EISA
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p501 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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