| Country: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Belgian Congo general election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Election Date: | 18 March – 30 April 1965 |
| Next Election: | 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Seats For Election: | 167 members of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Moïse Tshombe |
| Before Party: | CONAKAT |
| Posttitle: | Elected Prime Minister |
| After Election: | Évariste Kimba |
| After Party: | FDC |
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 18 March and 30 April 1965, following the promulgation of a new constitution approved by a referendum the previous year. 223 political parties contested the election for 167 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
The elections were won by parties allied with the Congolese National Convention, led by former secessionist leader Moise Tshombe, which won a total of 80 seats.[2] Following the elections, the results were disputed by several parties. The Léopoldville Court of Appeal accepted six of them, and re-runs were required in Kivu Central, Goma-Rutshuru, Cuvette Centrale, Fizi, Kwilu and Maniema, which were held between 8 and 22 August 1965.[1]
Despite Tshombe's party winning the election, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu appointed Évariste Kimba of the Congolese Democratic Front Prime Minister, a situation which ultimately led to Joseph Mobutu carrying out a military coup in November. By the next election in 1970, Mobutu had eliminated all opposition parties, allowing his Popular Movement of the Revolution to run unopposed. As a result, the 1965 election would be the last in which opposition parties were allowed to participate until 2006.