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1965 Rwandan general election

Field	Value
country	Rwanda
flag_year	1962
previous_election	1961 Rwandan parliamentary election
previous_year	1961
next_election	1969 Rwandan general election
next_year	1969
election_date	10 March 1965
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Grégoire Kayibanda (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Grégoire Kayibanda
party1	MDR-Parmehutu
popular_vote1	1,236,654
percentage1	100%
title	President
before_election	Grégoire Kayibanda
before_party	MDR-Parmehutu
after_election	Grégoire Kayibanda
after_party	MDR-Parmehutu
map_image	File:Assemblee Rwanda 1965-69.svg

General elections were held in Rwanda on 10 March 1965, the first direct one in the country and the first since independence in 1962. At the time, the country was a one-party state with MDR-Parmehutu as the sole legal party. Its leader, Grégoire Kayibanda, ran unopposed in the country's first election for President. Voter turnout was 88%.

Electoral system

The 47 members of the National Assembly elections were elected in ten multi-member constituencies. Voters could approve the entire MDR-Parmehutu list, or give a preferential vote to a single candidate.

Results

President

National Assembly

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/rw.html Elections in Rwanda] African Elections Database
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p735 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[[Dolf Sternberger]], [[Bernhard Vogel (politician). Bernhard Vogel]], [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika'', Zweiter Halbband, p1720

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