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Parliamentary elections were held inCeylon in March 1965.
TheSLFP government ofSirimavo Bandaranaike lost its majority in December 1964 when some MPs deserted it over thenationalization ofLakehouse Newspapers.
Bandaranaike's program of extensivenationalization had alarmed many of the island's business interests, which rallied to theUnited National Party. The economy had been stagnant, andrationing had been imposed in the face of persistent food shortages.
The UNP promised to form a "National Front" government to oppose the SLFP and itsMarxist allies. UNP leaderDudley Senanayake promised cabinet posts both to smallerSinhalese nationalist parties and theIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi.
The UNP did not obtain a majority, but was able to govern as a National Front with the ITAK's support.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| United National Party | 1,590,929 | 39.31 | 66 | |
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1,221,437 | 30.18 | 41 | |
| Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 302,095 | 7.47 | 10 | |
| Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 217,914 | 5.38 | 14 | |
| Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party | 130,429 | 3.22 | 5 | |
| Communist Party of Ceylon | 109,754 | 2.71 | 4 | |
| All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 98,746 | 2.44 | 3 | |
| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 96,665 | 2.39 | 1 | |
| National Liberation Front | 18,791 | 0.46 | 1 | |
| Others | 259,960 | 6.42 | 6 | |
| Total | 4,046,720 | 100.00 | 151 | |
| Total votes | 3,821,918 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,710,887 | 81.13 | ||
| Source:Kusaka Research Institute | ||||
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