1952 Eritrean parliamentary election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Eritrea on 25 and 26 March 1952.[1]
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Electoral system
The elections were held under universal suffrage. In Asmara and Massawa candidates were directly elected in single-member constituencies, with Asmara having seven constituencies and Massawa two.[2]
In the rest of the country, candidates were indirectly elected using electoral colleges, which were convened by chiefs.[2][3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Unionist Party | 32 | ||
| Democratic Bloc | 18 | ||
| Muslim League | 15 | ||
| Independent Muslim League | 3 | ||
| Nationalist Party | |||
| Total | 68 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al | |||
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References
- Tekeste Negash (1997) Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience, Nordic Africa Institute, p74
- Negash, p74
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p331 (in German)
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