1979 Somali parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 30 December 1979. The elections were the first since 1969 and the first to be held under the new constitution approved in a referendum held in August, which had made the country a one-party state. As a result, the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) was the only party to participate in the election, with voters being asked to vote yes or no to a single list of 171 candidates.[1] A reported 99.95% of voters ultimately approved the list. The Assembly elected Siad Barre as President, who then nominated a further six members to the Assembly.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3,982,532 | 99.95 | 171 | |
Against | 1,826 | 0.05 | – | |
Appointed members | 6 | |||
Total | 3,984,358 | 100.00 | 177 | |
Valid votes | 3,984,358 | 99.96 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,480 | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 3,985,838 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Osman Haji,[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Somalia Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Abdiwahid Osman Haji (2001) Somalia: A Chronology of Historical Documents 1827-2000, p10