Sudanese parliamentary election, 1965

Sudanese parliamentary election, 1965

21 April & 8 May 1965

All 207 seats to the Parliament
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Ismail al-Azhari
Party Umma Party NUP
Seats won 90 59
Seat change Increase27 Increase14

Prime Minister before election

Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
Umma Party

Elected Prime Minister

Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
Umma Party

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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]

Results

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Umma Party 90+27
National Unionist Party 59+14
Beja Congress 10New
Sudan African National Union 10New
Sudanese Communist Party 8New
Islamic Charter Front 5New
People's Democratic Party 3−24
Southern Sudan Liberals 1New
Independents 21New
Total1,126,229 207+34
Registered voters/turnout1,959,88058.1
Source: Nohlen

Note these results include the 1967 by-elections.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p851 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Nohlen et al., p854
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