Sudanese parliamentary election, 1965
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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. The result was a second successive victory for the Umma Party
, which won 90 of the 173 seats. Voter turnout was 58.1%.
Note these results include the 1967 by-elections.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
on 21 April and 8 May 1965. Due to the civil war
First Sudanese Civil War
The First Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and the southern Sudan region that demanded representation and more regional autonomy...
the seats in the south of the country were left vacant until by-elections on 8 March and 18 April 1967. The result was a second successive victory for the Umma Party
Umma Party (Sudan)
The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with...
, which won 90 of the 173 seats. Voter turnout was 58.1%.
Parliament
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
Umma Party Umma Party (Sudan) The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with... |
90 | |||
National Unionist Party | 59 | |||
Independents | 21 | New | ||
Beja Congress Beja Congress The Beja Congress is a political group comprising several ethnic entities, most prominently the Beja, of the eastern region of Sudan. It was founded in 1957 by Dr. Taha Osman Bileya together with a group of Beja intellectuals, as a political platform for the politically and economically... |
10 | New | ||
Sudan African National Union Sudan African National Union The Sudan African National Union is a political party formed in 1963 by William Deng Nhial and other Sudanese exiles in Uganda. In the late 1960s the party contested elections in Sudan seeking autonomy for South Sudan within a federal structure. The exile branch of the party meanwhile supported... |
10 | New | ||
Sudanese Communist Party Sudanese Communist Party The Sudanese Communist Party is a Communist political party in the Republic of Sudan. Founded in 1946, it was a major force in Sudanese politics until 1971, when military ruler Gaafar al-Nimeiry launched a wave of repression against the party after a failed coup implicated... |
8 | New | ||
Islamic Charter Front National Islamic Front The National Islamic Front is the Islamist political organization founded and led by Dr. Hassan al-Turabi that has influenced the Sudanese government since 1979, and dominated it since 1989... |
5 | New | ||
People's Democratic Party | 3 | |||
Southern Sudan Liberals | 1 | New | ||
Total | 1,126,229 | 207 | +34 | |
Source: Nohlen et al |
Note these results include the 1967 by-elections.