1965 Sudanese parliamentary election

1965 Sudanese parliamentary election
21 April and 8 May 1965
All 207 seats in Parliament
104 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,257,854
Turnout1,269,584 (56.23%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Ismail al-Azhari
Party Umma National Unionist
Seats won 90 59
Seat change 27 14
Prime Minister before election

Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
NUP

Elected Prime Minister

Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
NUP

Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 21 April and 8 May 1965. The elections were organized under the Sovereignty Council that had been formed the previous year following the October Revolution. Due to the ongoing First Sudanese Civil War, seats allocated to the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region were left vacant and were not filled until by-elections held on 8 March and 18 April 1967. The elections resulted in a second consecutive victory for the Umma Party, which won 90 of the 173 contested seats. Voter turnout was 56.2%.

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