1965 Rhodesian general election


General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 7 May 1965. The results was a victory for the ruling Rhodesian Front, which won 50 of the 65 seats in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly. Later in the year, the government made a unilateral declaration of independence.

Electoral system

The election was held using two electoral rolls, an A roll, which was largely white and a B roll, which was largely African. Although both rolls could vote for all 65 seats, A roll votes were given higher weighting for the 50 constituency seats, and B roll votes higher weighting for the 15 district seats.

Campaign

Two parties contested the elections; the Rhodesian Front ran in all 50 constituency seats but no district seats. The Rhodesia Party ran in both the constituency and district seats.

Results