Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 18 November 1963.[1] Ali Aref Bourhan was elected President of the Executive Council following the elections.[2]

Electoral system

The elections were held using plurality voting in seven districts, with voters casting votes for candidate lists.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Afar Democratic Union21New
Party of the People's Movement6New
Issa Democratic Union2New
Others3–
Total320
Total votes21,408–
Registered voters/turnout28,72874.52
Source: JPRS, Thompson & Adloff

By ethnicity

Ethnic group Seats +/–
Afars16+3
Issas80
Somalis3–3
Europeans40
Arabs10
Total320
Source: Sternberger et al.[4]

Aftermath

Following the elections, Ali Aref Bourhan was elected Vice-President of the Assembly by a vote of 27–5.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) Djibouti and the Horn of Africa, Stanford University Press, p81
  2. ↑ Djibouti Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Arago
  3. ↑ Djibouti: History Nations Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p636
  5. ↑ Thompson & Adloff, p82
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