1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election

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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.

Background

Although a Legislative Council had been elected in 1959, a new constitution led to the Council having an elected majority; 33 elected seats and three government officials.

Electoral system

The 33 elected members of the Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Somali National League	42,395	52.10	20	New
	National United Front	20,249	24.89	1	−6
	United Somali Party	13,350	16.41	12	New
	Somali Youth League	4,626	5.69	0	New
	Other parties	746	0.92	0	−
Total		81,366	100.00	33	+21

Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1926

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Presidential elections	1986
Parliamentary elections	1964 1969 1979 1984 2012
Pre-unification	Italian Somaliland: 1954 1956 1958 1959 British Somaliland: 1959 1960
Referendums	1961 1979
See also: Elections and referendums in Somaliland Elections in Puntland

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Presidential elections	1991 1993 1997 2003 2010 2017 2024
Parliamentary elections	1959 1960 2005 2021
Municipal elections	2002 2012 2021
Party elections	2002 2012 2024
Referendums	2001
See also: Elections and referendums in Somalia

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