| Election Name: | 1965 Christchurch mayoral election |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Christchurch mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1968 Christchurch mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Election Date: | 9 October 1965 |
| Turnout: | 27,480 (32.00%) |
| Party Name: | no |
| Candidate1: | George Manning |
| Party1: | Labour |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,163 |
| Percentage1: | 62.45 |
| Candidate2: | Peter Skellerup |
| Party2: | Citizens' |
| Color2: | DDEEFF |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,220 |
| Percentage2: | 33.55 |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | George Manning |
| After Election: | George Manning |
The 1965 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1965, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
Sitting mayor George Manning was re-elected for a fourth time, defeating his main opponent councillor Peter Skellerup of the Citizens' Association and two other candidates. Labour gained an extra seat on the city council, but lost it after special votes were counted. This left the composition of the council at seven seats to twelve in favour of the Citizens' Association.[1]
The following table gives the election results: