1965 Rhodesian general election

1965 Rhodesian general election

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All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ian Smith Josiah Gondo
Party RF Rhodesia Party
Last election 35
Seats won 50 10
Seat change Increase 15 New

Composition of the Legislative Assembly after the election

Prime Minister before election

Ian Smith
RF

Elected Prime Minister

Ian Smith
RF

General elections were held in Rhodesia, renamed the year before from Southern Rhodesia, on 7 May 1965. The results was a victory for the ruling Rhodesian Front, which won 50 of the 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Rhodesia. Later in the year, the government made a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI).


1965 Rhodesian general election

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