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1964 Somali parliamentary election 
Summary
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 edit
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 edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somali Youth League | 472,296 | 51.67 | 69 | −14 | |
| Somali National Congress | 186,208 | 20.37 | 22 | New | |
| Somali Democratic Union | 95,707 | 10.47 | 15 | New | |
| Somali Independent Constitutional Party | 80,173 | 8.77 | 9 | +4 | |
| United Somali Party | 7,552 | 0.83 | 1 | −11 | |
| Liberal Party of Somali Youth | 6,766 | 0.74 | 1 | New | |
| Somali National League | 4,354 | 0.48 | 1 | −19 | |
| Somali African National Union | 3,930 | 0.43 | 1 | New | |
| 13 other parties | 57,083 | 6.24 | 4 | New | |
| Total | 914,069 | 100.00 | 123 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References edit
- ^ 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