1965 Malagasy presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Madagascar on 30 March 1965.[1] Incumbent President Philibert Tsiranana of the Social Democratic Party dominated the campaign and was elected with 98% of the vote.

1965 Malagasy presidential election

30 March 1965 1972 →
 
Nominee Philibert Tsiranana Joseph Raseta
Party PSD FIPIMA
Popular vote 2,451,441 54,814
Percentage 97.78% 2.19%

President before election

Philibert Tsiranana
PSD

Elected President

Gabriel Ramanantsoa
PSD

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Philibert TsirananaSocial Democratic Party2,451,44197.78
Joseph RasetaNational Malagasy Union54,8142.19
Alfred RazafiarisoaIndependent8120.03
Total2,507,067100.00
Valid votes2,507,06799.44
Invalid/blank votes14,1490.56
Total votes2,521,216100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,583,05197.61
Source: Saura[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elections in Madagascar". African Elections Database.
  2. ^ André Saura (2004) Philibert Tsiranana, Premier président de la République de Madagascar, t. I : À l’ombre de de Gaulle, Éditions L'Harmattan p294 ISBN 2296013309