1959 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election

History

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 +/−
Somali Youth League237,13475.5883+40
Somali Independent Constitutional Party40,85713.05New
Liberal Party35,76911.42New
Total313,76010090+20
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
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