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Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Republic of Upper Volta on 3 October 1965, as previously the President had been appointed by the National Assembly . At the time, the country was a one-party state , with the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally (UDV–RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Maurice Yaméogo , was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 100% of the vote. Voter turnout was 98.4%.
Results
Candidate Party Votes % Maurice Yaméogo UDV–RDA 2,146,481 100.00 Total 2,146,481 100.00 Valid votes 2,146,481 99.99 Invalid/blank votes 309 0.01 Total votes 2,146,790 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,182,425 98.37 Source: Sternberger et al.
References
Dieter Nohlen , Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook , p145 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
Dolf Sternberger , Bernhard Vogel , Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband , p1586
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