1954 Saudi Arabian municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Saudi Arabia in 1954.Centre–Periphery Relations and the Emergence of a Public Sphere in Saudi Arabia: The Municipal Elections in the Eastern Province, 1954–1960 Toby Matthieson 320–338 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 2015 42 3 10.1080/13530194.2014.947242 The elections were held shortly after King Saud ascended to the throne in 1953. While there had previously been municipal councils in a few areas, elected councils were now introduced across the country. However, in some areas voting was limited to trusted individuals. Results In Qatif the Knowledge Society for the Struggle received a majority of the vote. However, the government intervened and appointed three village leaders, three civil servants and three candidates from left-wing lists. In Hofuf Shia candidates won two of the eleven seats, with Sunni candidates from prominent families winning eight.Toby Matthiesen 2015 The Other Saudis 77 Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-04304-6 https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4tsBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 References Category:Municipal elections in Saudi Arabia Municipal Saudi