Somali parliamentary election, 1979

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Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 30 December 1979.

History

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 99.91% 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

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party		99.91	171
Against	1,826	0.09	-
Invalid/blank votes	1,480	-	-
Total	3,985,838	100	171
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p812 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Somalia Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Somalia

Presidential elections	1986

Parliamentary elections	1964 1969 1979 1984 2016

Pre-unification	Italian Somaliland: 1954 1956 1958 1959 British Somaliland: 1959 1960

Referendums	1961 1979

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