Sudanese parliamentary election, 1953

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 2 and 25 November 1953,[1] prior to the implementation of home rule. The result was a victory for the National Unionist Party, which won 51 of the 97 seats in Parliament. The NUP also obtained a majority in the Senate, where they won 21 of the 30 indirectly-elected seats (elected by local and provincial councils) and 10 of the 20 members were nominated to the Senate by the British Governor-General. Although the Umma Party and some of the British press alleged that Egypt had interfered in the election, it was generally seen as free and fair.[2]

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Results

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats
National Unionist Party 51
Umma Party 22
Independents 12
Southern Party 9
Republican Socialist Party 3
Total 97
Source: Nohlen et al

Senate

Party Votes % Seats Total
Indirectly-elected Nominated
National Unionist Party 21 10 31
Umma Party 4 4 8
Southern Party 3 3 6
Independents 1 3 4
Republican Socialist Party 1 0 1
Total 30 20 50
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p851 ISBN 0198296452
  2. ^ Cowen, L & Laakso, L (2002) Multi-Party Elections in Africa, p254
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