Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 26 March 1969. A total of 64 parties ran in the election, many of which had been formed shortly beforehand.[1] The result was a victory for the Somali Youth League (SYL), which won 73 of the 123 seats. In total, 27 parties won seats, but immediately after the elections, most of the MPs for the smaller parties joined the Somali Youth League. The SYL held 109 seats by the end of May, in addition to being in a coalition with the Somali National Congress. This, in turn, gave the SYL control of 120 of the 123 seats.[2]
The electoral system used was a mixture of single-member plurality and party-list proportional representation. There were 48 electoral districts. In ten of them, only one member was elected, and thus the single-member plurality system was used. In the remaining districts, seats were distributed using party-list proportional representation and the Hare quota. The average number of members elected in a multi-member district was approximately three.[6]
^Library of Congress. Federal Research Division (1993). "Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Somalia: A Country Study. U.S. Government Publishing Office. ISBN9780844407753.
^Library of Congress. Federal Research Division (1993). "Siad Barre's Repressive Measures". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Somalia: A Country Study. U.S. Government Publishing Office. ISBN9780844407753.
^Library of Congress. Federal Research Division (1993). "The Social Order". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Somalia: A Country Study. U.S. Government Publishing Office. ISBN9780844407753.
1969, somali, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, somalia, march, 1969, total, parties, election, many, which, been, formed, shortly, beforehand, result, victory, somali, youth, league, which, seats, total, parties, seats, immediatel. Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 26 March 1969 A total of 64 parties ran in the election many of which had been formed shortly beforehand 1 The result was a victory for the Somali Youth League SYL which won 73 of the 123 seats In total 27 parties won seats but immediately after the elections most of the MPs for the smaller parties joined the Somali Youth League The SYL held 109 seats by the end of May in addition to being in a coalition with the Somali National Congress This in turn gave the SYL control of 120 of the 123 seats 2 This was to be the last election in Somalia prior to a coup d etat on 21 October when officers of the far left Supreme Revolutionary Council led by Siad Barre transformed Somalia into a single party Marxist Leninist state that would last until the fall of the regime in 1991 3 4 5 Electoral system editThe electoral system used was a mixture of single member plurality and party list proportional representation There were 48 electoral districts In ten of them only one member was elected and thus the single member plurality system was used In the remaining districts seats were distributed using party list proportional representation and the Hare quota The average number of members elected in a multi member district was approximately three 6 Results editPartyVotes Seats Somali Youth League260 04633 2473 4Somali National Congress77 3399 8911 11Somali Democratic Union46 0645 892 13Popular Movement for Democratic Action42 6295 452NewSomali African National Union42 0065 376 1Somali Socialist Party31 0583 972NewSomali Independent Constitutional Party27 6813 548 1Liberal Party of Young Somalis25 6393 283 2Revolutionary Socialist Workers Party16 7422 141NewUnited Somali Party13 9421 780 1Ururka Dadka Dalka13 5431 731NewSomali National Solidarity Party12 2691 571NewSomali People s Movement Party8 5311 092NewSomali United Party7 9231 011NewMuslim Democratic Party6 6550 851NewSomali Republican party6 2400 800 1Ubah Party5 9120 761NewSomali National League5 4040 6910All Somali Association5 3950 691NewSomali Danwadag Union Party5 3890 691NewSomali Labour Party5 1220 651NewProgressive Socialist Union4 4260 571NewOrganisation of Somali Unity4 3530 561NewSomali National Movement4 2900 550 1Worker s and People s Democratic Party3 5240 451NewSomali African Democratic Party3 4710 441NewSomali National Union Manifesto2 9080 371NewSomali Amalgamation Party2 8700 371NewJustice and Freedom Party2 3050 291NewSomali Democratic Party2 2930 291New34 other parties86 26511 030 Total782 234100 001270Valid votes782 23488 94Invalid blank votes97 32011 06Total votes879 554100 00Source Inter Parliamentary UnionReferences edit Somalia Inter Parliamentary Union Elections in Somalia African Elections Database Library of Congress Federal Research Division 1993 Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism In Metz Helen Chapin ed Somalia A Country Study U S Government Publishing Office ISBN 9780844407753 Library of Congress Federal Research Division 1993 Siad Barre s Repressive Measures In Metz Helen Chapin ed Somalia A Country Study U S Government Publishing Office ISBN 9780844407753 Library of Congress Federal Research Division 1993 The Social Order In Metz Helen Chapin ed Somalia A Country Study U S Government Publishing Office ISBN 9780844407753 Somalia Inter Parliamentary Union Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 Somali parliamentary election amp oldid 1206807207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,