1965 Congolese Legislative Election

18 March – 30 April 1965 · Independence and collapse · 167 seats

Convention Nationale Congolaise finished first with 38 of 167 seats on 9.2% of the vote. Évariste Kimba replaced Moïse Tshombe.

President before

Moïse Tshombe

CONAKAT

President after

Évariste Kimba

FDC

Largest force

Convention Nationale Congolaise

38 of 167 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Convention Nationale Congolaise

9.2% of votes

seats

CONAKAT

7.2% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Congolese Democratic Union

6.6% of votes

seats

Association of the Wanande of Beni and Lubero

4.3% of votes

seats

Rally for Congolese Democracy/Conaco

3.7% of votes

seats

African Democratic Union-Lubaya

2.6% of votes

seats

LUKA

2.5% of votes · +1 seats

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Katangan Common Front

2.4% of votes

seats

Congolese Regrouping Party/Conaco

2.3% of votes

seats

Congolese National Party/Conaco

2.1% of votes

seats

Congolese Regrouping/Conaco

2.0% of votes

seats

Congolese Democrat Party/Conaco

2.0% of votes

seats


Convention Nationale Congolaise	—	38	—	227 961	9.2%	—
CONAKAT	—	9	+1	178 302	7.2%	—
Congolese Democratic Union	—	10	—	162 016	6.6%	—
Association of the Wanande of Beni and Lubero	—	7	—	104 896	4.3%	—
Rally for Congolese Democracy/Conaco	—	4	—	91 475	3.7%	—
African Democratic Union-Lubaya	—	4	—	64 845	2.6%	—
LUKA	—	4	+1	62 856	2.5%	—
Katangan Common Front	—	3	—	59 223	2.4%	—
Congolese Regrouping Party/Conaco	—	4	—	56 698	2.3%	—
Congolese National Party/Conaco	—	4	—	52 060	2.1%	—
Congolese Regrouping/Conaco	—	6	—	49 675	2.0%	—
Congolese Democrat Party/Conaco	—	4	—	49 039	2.0%	—
Luba People's Rally/Conaco	—	4	—	48 944	2.0%	—
Congolese Democratic Party/Conaco	—	2	—	42 878	1.7%	—
Movement for the Democratic Evolution of Africa	—	2	—	36 441	1.5%	—
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo	—	3	—	36 430	1.5%	—
Congolese National Party	—	3	—	35 275	1.4%	—
Popular Movement of Sankuru/Conaco	—	2	—	34 811	1.4%	—
PDR/Conaco	—	5	—	29 277	1.2%	—
Cartels CONACO/Conaco	—	1	—	23 052	0.9%	—
Congolese Democratic Rally	—	1	—	19 912	0.8%	—
Basonge Unity Movement/Conaco	—	3	+2	16 314	0.7%	—
National Public Salvation Front/Conaco	—	1	—	15 104	0.6%	—
CTS–UPP/Conaco	—	1	—	9 781	0.4%	—
Association of Socialist Christians of Congo	—	1	—	6 226	0.3%	—
ABAKO	—	10	-2	136 226	5.5%	—
BALUKABAT	—	3	—	64 866	2.6%	—
Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba	—	2	-34	31 874	1.3%	—
ATCAR	—	2	+1	24 710	1.0%	—
Party of National Unity	—	4	-4	82 601	3.4%	—
Parti Solidaire Africain-Kamitatu	—	4	-9	79 358	3.2%	—
Mwinda-Bakongo	—	5	—	68 750	2.8%	—
Budjala Union	—	1	—	32 780	1.3%	—
ATCAR-Conaco	—	1	—	25 375	1.0%	—
Association of Citizens of Tshuapa	—	2	—	22 011	0.9%	—
Union of the Citizens of Lake Leopold II	—	1	—	19 944	0.8%	—
Common Front of North Kivu	—	1	—	19 179	0.8%	—
Congolese Democratic Party	—	1	—	15 059	0.6%	—
Congolese Rural Party	—	1	—	21 861	0.9%	—
INTERCOUP-Huapa	—	1	—	11 645	0.5%	—
BA-LIKOLO	—	1	—	9 634	0.4%	—
Regional parties	—	0	0	274 778	11.1%	—
Independents	—	1	+1	12 815	0.5%	—