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%. [1]
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. [2] |
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%. [1]
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. [2] |