1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election

none upright|thumb|300px|right|The first Parliament of Somaliland in 1960 May 2020 Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland on 17 February 1960. The result was a victory for the Somali National League (SNL), which won 20 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Council.Elections in Somalia https://web.archive.org/web/20250211174838/https://africanelections.tripod.com/so.html 11 February 2025 African Elections DatabaseDieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 0-19-829645-2 Background Although a Legislative Council had been elected in 1959, a new constitution led to the Council having an elected majority; 33 elected seats and three government officials.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1926 Electoral system The 33 elected members of the Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. Results Somali National League 42395 20 New National United Front 20249 1 −6 United Somali Party 13350 12 New Somali Youth League 4626 0 New Other parties 746 0 − +21 Nohlen et al. References British Somaliland Category:Parliamentary elections in Somaliland Category:1960 in British Somaliland British Somaliland Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results