British Somaliland parliamentary election, 1960

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Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland on 17 February 1960. The result was a victory for the Somali National League (SNL), which won 20 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Council.^[1]^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Somali National League	42,395	52.1	20
National United Front	20,249	24.9	1
United Somali Party	13,350	16.4	12
Somali Youth League	4,626	5.7	0
Other parties	746	0.9	0
Total	81,366	100	33
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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

Elections and referendums in Somalia

Presidential elections	1986

Parliamentary elections	1956¹ 1959¹ 1960² 1964 1969 1979 1984

Referendums	1961 1979

¹ Italian Somaliland ² British Somaliland