Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 18 November 1963.[1] Ali Aref Bourhan was elected president of the executive council following the elections.[2]
Electoral system
editThe elections were held using plurality voting in seven districts, with voters casting votes for candidate lists.[3]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afar Democratic Union | 21 | New | |||
Party of the People's Movement | 6 | New | |||
Issa Democratic Union | 2 | New | |||
Others | 3 | – | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 21,408 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 28,728 | 74.52 | |||
Source: JPRS, Thompson & Adloff |
By ethnicity
editEthnic group | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|
Afars | 16 | +3 |
Issas | 8 | 0 |
Somalis | 3 | –3 |
Europeans | 4 | 0 |
Arabs | 1 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 0 |
Source: Sternberger et al.[4] |
Aftermath
editFollowing the elections, Ali Aref Bourhan was elected vice-president of the Assembly by a vote of 27–5.[5]
References
edit- ^ Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) Djibouti and the Horn of Africa, Stanford University Press, p81
- ^ Djibouti Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Arago
- ^ Djibouti: History Nations Encyclopedia
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p636
- ^ Thompson & Adloff, p82