Afghan parliamentary election, 1965

Afghan parliamentary election, 1965

September 1965
All seats to the House of the People

Afghanistan
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Afghanistan
Constitution Loya jirga ("Grand assembly") Human rights LGBT rights
Government Executive President (list): Ashraf Ghani Chief Executive: Abdullah Abdullah Vice President: Abdul Rashid Dostum · Sarwar Danish Cabinet Legislature National Assembly House of Elders House of the People Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice
Administrative divisions Provinces Governors Districts
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2009 2014 Parliamentary: 2010 2018 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan to Afghanistan Passport Visa requirements
Other countries Atlas

Elections were held in Afghanistan in September, 1965. Women voted for the first time in Afghan elections. The election took place using the single-member plurality electoral system.^[1]

Several unofficial parties ran candidates with beliefs ranging from fundamentalist Islam to far left. Turnout was very low, leading to the vocal predominance of Kabul's radicals. Whilst parties were illegal, and therefore did not formally participate, four members of the PDPA were elected. Of these four, only two were widely known as being PDPA members; Babrak Karmal and Anahita Ratebzad, who were both elected for Kabul.^[2]

This first elected assembly met on October 14 and eleven days later dissident leftist students, dissatisfied with the newly appointed cabinet, disrupted the meetings and rioting ensued. Prime Minister Mohammad Yusuf resigned on October 29 and the king appointed Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal to form a cabinet, which was confirmed on November 2.

References