1960 Basutoland general election

General elections were held in Basutoland in 1960 after a new Constitution was approved by the British authorities in September 1959.Keesing's Contemporary Archives, p17318 The public elected nine District Councils with a total of 162 members on 20 January.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1080 The District Councils subsequently elected 40 members of the National Council, with a further 14 members nominated by Moshoeshoe II, 22 members drawn from principal and ward chiefs and four members from among senior government officials.Elections in Lesotho African Elections Database

Voter turnout was very low, with just 35,000 of the 191,000 registered voters taking part in the election. The new National Council was opened on 12 March.

Results District Councils

National Council

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