Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 23 November 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory party, which won 25 of the 32 seats.[2]
Electoral system
editThe elections were held using proportional representation.[3] The country was divided into three constituencies; Djibouti electing 16 members, Tadjoura–Obock electing nine and Dikhil–Ali Sabieh electing seven.[4]
Results
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory | 25 | +25 | |
| Somali Democratic Union | 7 | New | |
| Ahmed Goumané party | 0 | New | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | |
| Source: Thompson & Adloff[2] | |||
By ethnic group
edit| Ethnic group | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Afars | 13 | +6 |
| Issas | 8 | 0 |
| Somalis | 6 | –1 |
| Europeans | 4 | –1 |
| Arabs | 1 | –2 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||
References
edit- ^ 17. French Somaliland (1956-1977) University of Central Arkansas
- ^ a b Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) Djibouti and the Horn of Africa, Stanford University Press, p73
- ^ Djibouti: History Nations Encyclopedia
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p612