Local elections were held in Trust Territory of Somaliland in October 1958.[1] The Somali Youth League won 416 of the 663 seats up for election.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Somali Youth League39,17837.25416
Hizbia Digil and Mirifle38,21436.33175
Liberal Party11,00410.4627
Greater Somalia League10,1259.6336
Somali National Union6,3226.016
Somali Bagiuni Fichirini3410.323
Total105,184100.00663
Source: Furtado

References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1922
  2. Sternberger et al., p1940
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