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1959 British Somaliland parliamentary election information


Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland on 18 March 1959,[1] the first elections in the territory.[2] They were boycotted by the Somali National League, allowing the moderate National United Front to win a majority of the elected seats.[3]

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1925
  2. ^ The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe, Volume 2 p3686
  3. ^ MODERATES ELECTED; Backers of British Somaliland Party Win 7 of 13 Seats The New York Times, 28 March 1969

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