Sudanese parliamentary election, 1948

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 15 November 1948.[1]

Background

Constitutional reforms in 1948 replaced the appointed Advisory Council with a Legislative Assembly.[2] The new Assembly had 75 members, of which 10 were appointed by the Governor-General, 42 elected by electoral colleges in northern provinces, 13 nominated by the provincial councils in the three southern provinces and 10 directly-elected in Khartoum and Omdurman.[1]

Campaign

The elections were boycotted by pro-Egyptian parties, leaving only the Umma Party and the Independence Front to contest the elections.[1] Demonstrations led to the deaths of 10 deaths and 100 injured.[1]

Results

The Umma Party won 26 seats and the Independence Front four. Most of the remaining 44 members had been elected due to the influence of officials and sheikhs.[3] Voter turnout in the directly-elected seats was only 18%.[1]

Aftermath

The newly-elected Legislative Assembly met for the first time on 15 December 1948. The Umma Party's Abdallah Khalil was elected Speaker.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1954
  2. ↑ Sternberger et al., p1953
  3. 1 2 Robert O Collins (2008) A History of Modern Sudan, Cambridge University Press, p58
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