1964 Somali parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Somalia on 30 March 1964. The result was a victory for the Somali Youth League (SYL), which won 69 of the 123 seats.

Background

The elections were the first to be held since the merger of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland created Somalia in 1960. After the union the two territories' parliaments had merged, retaining the same number of seats as in the 1960 elections in British Somaliland and the 1959 elections in Italian Somaliland.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Somali Youth League	472,296	51.67	69	−14
	Somali National Congress	186,208	20.37	22	New
	Somali Democratic Union	95,707	10.47	15	New
	Somali Independent Constitutional Party	80,173	8.77	9	+4
	United Somali Party	7,552	0.83	1	−11
	Liberal Party of Somali Youth	6,766	0.74	1	New
	Somali National League	4,354	0.48	1	−19
	Somali African National Union	3,930	0.43	1	New
	13 other parties	57,083	6.24	4	New
Total		914,069	100.00	123	0
Source: Nohlen et al.