1965 Basutoland general election

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{{Infobox legislative election

| election_date = 29 April 1965

| country = Lesotho

| flag_year = colonial

| previous_election = 1960

| next_election = 1970

| turnout = 62.79%

| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the National Assembly

| majority_seats = 31

| party1 = Basotho National Party | percentage1 = 42.01 | seats1 = 31 | last_election1 = 1 | leader1 = Leabua Jonathan

| party2 = Basutoland Congress Party | percentage2 = 40.04 | seats2 = 25 | last_election2 = 30 | leader2 = Ntsu Mokhehle

| party3 = Marematlou Freedom Party | percentage3 = 15.70 | seats3 = 4 | last_election3 = New | leader3 = Seth Makotoko

}}{{Politics of Lesotho}}

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.[http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/les1966independence.htm Lesotho: Restoration of Lesotho's independence] EISA Voter turnout was 63%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p501 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}