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1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election

Sri Lankan government elections

Field	Value
election_name	1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election
country	Sri Lanka
type	parliamentary
previous_election	July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election
previous_year	July 1960
next_election	1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election
next_year	1970
seats_for_election	151 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	22 March 1965
image1	Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg
leader1	Dudley Senanayake
leader_since1	1957
party1	United National Party
leaders_seat1	Dedigama
last_election1	37.19%, 30 seats
seats1	66
seat_change1	36
popular_vote1	1,590,929
percentage1	39.31%
swing1	2.12pp
image2	Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG
leader2	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
leader_since2	1960
party2	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
leaders_seat2	Attanagalla
last_election2	33.22%, 75 seats
seats2	41
seat_change2	34
popular_vote2	1,221,437
percentage2	30.18%
swing2	3.04
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister-designate
before_election	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
after_election	Dudley Senanayake
before_party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
after_party	United National Party

76 seats were needed for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in March 1965.

Background

The SLFP government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike lost its majority in December 1964 when some MPs deserted it over the nationalization of Lakehouse Newspapers.

Bandaranaike's program of extensive nationalization had alarmed many of the island's business interests, which rallied to the United National Party. The economy had been stagnant, and rationing had been imposed in the face of persistent food shortages.

The UNP promised to form a "National Front" government to oppose the SLFP and its Marxist allies. UNP leader Dudley Senanayake promised cabinet posts both to smaller Sinhalese nationalist parties and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.

Results

The UNP did not obtain a majority, but was able to govern as a National Front with the ITAK's support.

Notes

References

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