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1959 French Somaliland by-election

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A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Somaliland on 19 April 1959.[1] Hassan Gouled Aptidon was elected as the territory's MP.[1]

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Hassan Gouled Aptidon5,90650.49
Houmed Aboubaker Houmed5,02742.98
Abdourahman Djama Hassan7646.53
Total11,697100.00
Valid votes11,69797.52
Invalid/blank votes2982.48
Total votes11,995100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,29956.32
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p634