Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 23 November 1958.17. French Somaliland (1956-1977) University of Central Arkansas The result was a victory for the Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory party, which won 25 of the 32 seats.
Electoral system The elections were held using proportional representation.Djibouti: History Nations Encyclopedia The country was divided into three constituencies; Djibouti electing 16 members, Tadjoura–Obock electing nine and Dikhil–Ali Sabieh electing seven.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p612
Results
By ethnic group Ethnic groupSeats+/–Afars13+6Issas80Somalis6–1Europeans4–1Arabs1–2Total320Source: Sternberger et al.
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