General elections were held in Rhodesia on 7 May 1965. The election was held using two rolls, an "A" roll, which was largely white (around 90,000 whites and 2,256 blacks) and elected 50 seats, and a "B" roll, which was largely black and elected 15 seats. Only 10,544 voters were registered on the B roll. The ruling Rhodesian Front won all 50 A roll seats, whilst the National People's Party won 10 of the B roll seats.Later in the year, the government made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.