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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Honduras on 12 February 1965.^[1] The Constituent Assembly subsequently elected Oswaldo López Arellano as president.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party	334,646	55.15	35	+17
	Liberal Party	272,198	44.85	29	–7
Total		606,844	100.00	64	+6

Valid votes		606,844	98.85
Invalid/blank votes		7,044	1.15
Total votes		613,888	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		815,261	75.30
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

The Constituent Assembly held its first session in March and elected a new president. The opposition Liberal Party unsuccessfully attempted to block the election,^[2] and some Liberal members of the Assembly, led by labor leader Céleo González, refused to participate in the vote.^[3] However, Oswaldo López Arellano was elected to serve as president for a six-year term with effect from June, when the Constituent Assembly was also redesignated as a full legislative assembly.^[4]

References

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Presidential elections	1852 1856 1860 1864 1866 1869 1874 1877 1881 1883 1887 1891 1893 1894 1898 1902 1911 1915 1919 1923 1924 1928 1932 1948 1954 1971 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Legislative elections	1838 1847 1877 1880 1894 1898 1902 1908 1911 1915 1919 1922 1923 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1942 1948 1954 1956 1957 1963 1965 1971 1980 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Local elections	1922 1927 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936 1943 1945 1950 1952 1953 1954 1957 1962 1968 1971 1976 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Referendums	1870
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America