Italian Somaliland parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Italian Somaliland on 8 March 1959.

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 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.

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

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