1958 Italian Somaliland local elections

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Local elections were held in Trust Territory of Somaliland in October 1958.^[1] The Somali Youth League won 416 of the 663 seats up for election.^[2]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Somali Youth League	39,178	37.25	416
	Hizbia Digil and Mirifle	38,214	36.33	175
	Liberal Party	11,004	10.46	27
	Greater Somalia League	10,125	9.63	36
	Somali National Union	6,322	6.01	6
	Somali Bagiuni Fichirini	341	0.32	3
Total		105,184	100.00	663

Source: Furtado

References

^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1922
^ Sternberger et al., p1940

v t e Elections and referendums in Somalia
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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