1964 Somali parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 30 March 1964. The result was a victory for the Somali Youth League (SYL), which won 69 of the 123 seats.[1][2]

Background

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The elections were the first to be held since the merger of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland created Somalia in 1960. After the union the two territories' parliaments had merged, retaining the same number of seats as in the 1960 elections in British Somaliland and the 1959 elections in Italian Somaliland.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Somali Youth League472,29651.6769−14
Somali National Congress186,20820.3722New
Somali Democratic Union95,70710.4715New
Somali Independent Constitutional Party80,1738.779+4
United Somali Party7,5520.831−11
Liberal Party of Somali Youth6,7660.741New
Somali National League4,3540.481−19
Somali African National Union3,9300.431New
13 other parties57,0836.244New
Total914,069100.001230
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2