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Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 18 November 1963. Ali Aref Bourhan was elected president of the Executive Council following the elections.

Electoral system

The elections were held using plurality voting in seven districts, with voters casting votes for candidate lists.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Afar Democratic Union21New
Party of the People's Movement6New
Issa Democratic Union2New
Others3–
Total320
Total votes21,408–
Registered voters/turnout28,72874.52
Source: JPRS, Thompson & Adloff

By ethnicity

Ethnic group Seats +/–
Afars 16 +3
Issas 8 0
Somalis 3 –3
Europeans 4 0
Arabs 1 0
Total 32 0
Source: Sternberger et al.

Aftermath

Following the elections, Ali Aref Bourhan was elected vice-president of the Assembly by a vote of 27–5.

References

  1. Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) Djibouti and the Horn of Africa, Stanford University Press, p81
  2. Djibouti Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Arago
  3. Djibouti: History Nations Encyclopedia
  4. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p636
  5. Thompson & Adloff, p82
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