Parliamentary elections were held in the Italian Trust Territory of Somaliland on 8 March 1959. Amidst a boycott by the Somali Independent Constitutional Party and the Greater Somalia League, 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
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somali Youth League | 237,134 | 75.58 | 83 | +40 | |
| Somali Independent Constitutional Party | 40,857 | 13.02 | 5 | New | |
| Liberal Party | 35,769 | 11.40 | 2 | New | |
| Total | 313,760 | 100.00 | 90 | +20 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database