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1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election

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

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/so.html 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 (politician). Bernhard Vogel]], Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1926

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