1959 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Italian Trust Territory of Somaliland on 8 March 1959. Amidst a boycott by the Somali Independent Constitutional Party and the Greater Somalia League, the result was a victory for the ruling Somali Youth League, which won 83 of the 90 seats in the enlarged Legislative Council, [1] despite the party's number of votes falling from 333,820 to 237,134. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Somali Youth League 237,13475.5883+40
Somali Independent Constitutional Party 40,85713.025New
Liberal Party 35,76911.402New
Total313,760100.0090+20
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
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