1965 Malagasy parliamentary election

1965 Malagasy parliamentary election

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All 107 seats in the National Assembly 54 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Philibert Tsiranana Party PSD AKFM Last election 76 9 Seats won 104 3 Seat change 28 6 Popular vote 2,277,055 68,794 Percentage 94.58% 2.86% Swing 32.98pp 7.84pp

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Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 8 August 1965.^[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 104 of the 107 seats (reduced from 127) in the National Assembly.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	2,277,055	94.58	104	+28
	Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar	68,794	2.86	3	–6
	Others	61,775	2.57	0	–42
Total		2,407,624	100.00	107	–20
Valid votes		2,431,887	98.64
Invalid/blank votes		33,649	1.36
Total votes		2,465,536	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,610,930	94.43
Source: EISA[a]

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