1956 Libyan general election

none Libya 1951 1952 7 January 1956 1960 All 55 seats in the House of Representatives yes yes Independents 55 100 Prime Minister Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ben Halim General elections were held in Libya on 7 January 1956 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, p527 0-19-829645-2 The House of Representatives had 55 seats, one for every 20,000 inhabitants.The Statesman's Year-Book, 97th edition, p1211 Following the 1952 elections, political parties and political gatherings had been banned, so all candidates contested the election as independents. As a result, voting was based largely on personality, clan ties, and nepotism.Libya: the struggle for survival p160 Thirty candidates were elected unopposed. References Libya Category:Elections in Libya General Category:Non-partisan elections Libya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results