title: 1965 Ivorian general election
text: # 1965 Ivorian general election
  
  General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 7 November 1965 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected president unopposed, whilst the PDCI-RDA won all 85 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 99.6%.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### President
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 1,867,605 | 100.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1,867,605 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,867,605 | 99.98 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 332 | 0.02 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,867,937 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,875,547 | 99.59 |
  | Source: Nohlen et al. |||||
  
  ### National Assembly
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 1,863,005 | 100.00 | 85 | +15 |
  | Total | Total | 1,863,005 | 100.00 | 85 | +15 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,863,005 | 99.74 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,932 | 0.26 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 1,867,937 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,875,547 | 99.59 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen et al. ||||||
  