1965 Basutoland general election

1965 Basutoland general election

29 April 1965

All 60 seats in the National Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

62.79%

Party		Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
	BNP	Leabua Jonathan	42.01	31	+30
	BCP	Ntsu Mokhehle	40.04	25	−5
	MFP	Seth Makotoko	15.70	4	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in Basutoland on 29 April 1965. The result was a narrow victory for the Basotholand National Party, which led the country to independence as Lesotho on 4 October the following year. Voter turnout was 63%.