1959 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Italian Trust Territory of Somaliland on 8 March 1959.
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The Somali Independent Constitutional Party and the Greater Somalia League boycotted the election. 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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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| Somali Youth League | 237,134 | 75.58 | 83 | +40 |
| Somali Independent Constitutional Party | 40,857 | 13.0 | 5 | New |
| Liberal Party | 35,769 | 11.4 | 2 | New |
| Total | 313,760 | 100 | 90 | +20 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
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