Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 1965
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General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 18 March and 30 April 1965, following the promulgation of a new constitution approved by a referendum the previous year. 223 political parties contested the election for 167 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
The elections were won by parties allied with the Congolese National Convention, led by former secessionist leader Moise Tshombe, which won a total of 80 seats.[2] Following the elections, the results were disputed by several parties. The Léopoldville Court of Appeal accepted six of them, and re-runs were required in Kivu Central, Goma-Rutshuru, Cuvette Centrale, Fizi, Kwilu and Maniema, which were held between 8 and 22 August 1965.[1]
Despite Tshombe's party winning the election, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu appointed Évariste Kimba of the Congolese Democratic Front Prime Minister, a situation which ultimately led to Joseph Mobutu carrying out a military coup in November.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Congolese National Convention | 227,961 | 9.2 | 38 | New |
CONAKAT | 178,302 | 7.2 | 9 | +1 |
Congolese Democratic Union | 162,016 | 6.6 | 10 | New |
ABAKO | 136,226 | 5.5 | 10 | –2 |
Association of the Wanande of Beni and Lubero | 104,896 | 4.3 | 7 | New |
Congolese Democratic Rally (CONACO) | 91,475 | 3.7 | 4 | New |
Party of National Unity | 82,601 | 3.3 | 4 | –4 |
PSA-Kamitatu | 79,358 | 3.2 | 4 | –9 |
Mwinda-Bakongo | 68,750 | 2.8 | 5 | New |
BALUKABAT | 64,866 | 2.6 | 3 | New |
African Democratic Union-Lubaya | 64,845 | 2.6 | 4 | New |
LUKA | 62,856 | 2.5 | 4 | +1 |
Katangan Common Front | 59,223 | 2.4 | 3 | New |
Congolese Regrouping Party (CONACO) | 56,698 | 2.3 | 4 | New |
Congolese National Party (CONACO) | 52,060 | 2.1 | 4 | New |
Congolese Regrouping (CONACO) | 49,675 | 2.0 | 6 | New |
Congolese Democrat Party (CONACO) | 49,039 | 2.0 | 4 | New |
Luba People's Rally (CONACO) | 48,944 | 2.0 | 4 | New |
Congolese Democratic Party (CONACO) | 42,878 | 1.7 | 2 | New |
Movement for the Democratic Evolution of Africa | 36,441 | 1.5 | 2 | New |
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo | 36,430 | 1.5 | 3 | New |
Congolese National Party | 35,275 | 1.4 | 3 | New |
Popular Movement of Sankuru (CONACO) | 34,811 | 1.4 | 2 | New |
Budjala Union | 32,780 | 1.3 | 1 | New |
Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba | 31,874 | 1.3 | 2 | –34 |
PDR (CONACO) | 29,277 | 1.2 | 5 | New |
ATCAR (CONACO) | 25,375 | 1.0 | 1 | − |
ATCAR | 24,710 | 1.0 | 2 | +1 |
Congolese National Convention cartels | 23,052 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
Association of Citizens of Tshuapa | 22,011 | 0.9 | 2 | New |
Congolese Rural Party | 21,861 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
Union of the Citizens of Lake Leopold II | 19,944 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
Congolese Democratic Rally | 19,912 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
Common Front of North Kivu | 19,179 | 0.8 | 1 | New |
Basonge Unity Movement (CONACO) | 16,314 | 0.7 | 3 | +2 |
Congolese Democratic Party | 15,059 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
National Public Salvation Front (CONACO) | 15,014 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
INTERCOUP-Huapa | 11,645 | 0.5 | 1 | New |
CTS–UPP (CONACO) | 9,781 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
BA-LIKOLO | 9,634 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo | 6,226 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
Independents | 12,815 | 0.5 | 1 | +1 |
Regional parties | 274,778 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2,466,957 | 100 | 167 | +30 |
Source: Sternberger et al.[3] |
References
- 1 2 DRC: Electoral Operation of the 1965 election EISA
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p292 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp2432−2433