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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.
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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.
Electoral system
The 33 elected members of the Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
References
British Somaliland parliamentary election, 1960 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA