Eritrean parliamentary election, 1952
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Eritrea on 25 and 26 March 1952.[1]
Electoral system
The elections were held under universal suffrage. In Asmara and Massawa candidates were directly elected in single-member constituencies, with Asmara having seven constituencies and Massawa two.[2]
In the rest of the country, candidates were indirectly elected using electoral colleges, which were convened by chiefs.[2][3]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Unionist Party | 32 | ||
Democratic Bloc | 18 | ||
Muslim League | 15 | ||
Independent Muslim League | 3 | ||
Nationalist Party | |||
Total | 68 | ||
Source: Sternberger et al |
References
- ↑ Tekeste Negash (1997) Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience, Nordic Africa Institute, p74
- 1 2 Negash, p74
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p331 (German)
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