1957 French Somaliland Territorial Council election
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Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 23 June 1957.[1] The Republican Union won all 30 seats.[2]
Background
The elections were the first held under the
Mahamoud (a member of the
Kamil, supported by Aptidon, proposed a 30 member Council, with Djibouti having 13 seats and Obock–Tadjoura and Ali Sabieh–Dikhil six each. However, other members of the Union Assembly reduced the number of members to 25.[3]
Electoral system
Ultimately the French Government approved a 30-member Council in which Djibouti had 18 seats and Obock–Tadjoura and Ali Sabieh–Dikhil had six seats each.[4] The right to vote was restricted to native men and French citizens who had lived in the territory for at least a year.[1][4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Union | 4,180 | 30 | ||
| Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory | 3,494 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,676 | 68 | ||
| Source: Thompson & Adloff | ||||
Seats won by ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Seats |
|---|---|
| Issas | 8 |
| Afars | 7 |
| Somalis | 7 |
| Europeans | 5 |
| Arabs | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
| Source: Sternberger et al.[5] | |
Aftermath
Following the elections, Harbi Farah Mahamoud became Vice President of the Government Council (the post of President was held by the Governor). His cabinet included:[2]
- Minister of Education: Pierre Blin
- Minister of Finance: Ali Coubèche
- Minister of Health: Ibrahmin Sultan
- Minister of the Civil Service: Osman Ali
- Minister of the Interior: Hamed Hassan Liban
- Minister of the Port and Public Works: Harbi Farah Mahamoud
References
- ^ a b c Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) Djibouti and the Horn of Africa, Stanford University Press, p66
- ^ a b Thompson & Adloff, p68
- ^ Thompson & Adloff, pp66–67
- ^ a b Thompson & Adloff, p67
- Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen& Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p636
