Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 on 30 March 1964. They were the first elections since the merger of British Somaliland

British Somaliland

British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the northern part of present-day Somalia. For much of its existence, British Somaliland was bordered by French Somaliland, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland. From 1940 to 1941, it was occupied by the Italians and was part of Italian East Africa...

 and Italian Somaliland

Italian Somaliland

Italian Somaliland , also known as Italian Somalia, was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy from the 1880s until 1936 in the region of modern-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th century by the Somali Sultanate of Hobyo and the Majeerteen Sultanate, the territory was later acquired by Italy through various...

 created Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 in 1960. After the union, the two territory's parliaments had merged, retaining the same number of seats as in the elections in 1960

British Somaliland parliamentary election, 1960

Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland in February 1960. The result was a victory for the Somali National League, which won 20 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Council.-Results:...

 (in the British territory) and 1959 (in the Italian territory). The result was a victory for the Somali Youth League

Somali Youth League

The Somali Youth League was the first political party in Somalia. It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1950s and 1960s.-History:...

, which won 69 of the 123 seats.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Somali Youth League Somali Youth League The Somali Youth League was the first political party in Somalia. It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1950s and 1960s.-History:...	472,296	51.7	69
Somali National Congress	86,2081	20.4	22	New
Somali Democratic Union	95,707	10.5	15	New
Somali Independent Constitutional Party	80,173	8.8	9
United Somali Party	7,552	0.8	1
Giovani S Partito Liberale	6,766	0.7	1	New
Somali National League	4,354	0.5	1
Somali African National Union Somali African National Union Somali African National Union was an early political party in Somalia. It represented the coastal Banadir region.-Parliamentary elections:...	3,930	0.4	1	New
Other parties	57,083	6.2	4	New
Total	914,069	100	123	0
Source: Nohlen et al