1964 Libyan general election

none Libya 10 October 1964 1960 Libyan general election 1960 1965 Libyan general election 1965 General elections were held in Libya on 10 October 1964 to elect the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p340 0-19-829645-2 103 members were elected by universal suffrage introduced by the 1963 constitutional changes, Area Handbook for Libya https://books.google.com/books?id=eIxSDx93GwsC U.S. Government Printing Office en 1969 which also increased the number of MPs from the 55 elected in 1960. Milutin Tomanović 1965 Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1964 Chronicle of International Events 1964 Institute of International Politics and Economics Belgrade, SR Serbia 440-444 sh Reported turnout at the elections was 70%. Following the 1952 elections political parties had been banned, so all candidates contested the election as independents. Although its spokesmen were arrested, the opposition managed to obtain representation in parliament. As a result, King Idris dissolved the Assembly and early elections were held the following year. References Libya Category:Elections in Libya General Category:Non-partisan elections Libya