General elections were held in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
to elect the
House of Representatives on 17 January 1960.
[Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p527 ]
Conduct
The country was divided into 55 constituencies for the election.
[Keesing's Contemporary Archives, p17344] The majority of constituencies were contested by two or more candidates,
[ although as political parties were banned at the time, all candidates were independents. It was the first election in which secret balloting was used nationwide, as previously it had been confined to urban areas.][
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Results
Prime Minister Abdul Majid Kubar
Abdul Majid Kabar (; Arabic: عبد المجيد كعبار / ''ʿbd āl-Mağid Kaʿbār'' ) (9 May 1909 – 4 October 1988), also known as Abdulmegid Coobar, was the Prime Minister of Libya
This article lists the heads of government of Libya ...
and all other ministers were re-elected, but the Speaker of the Parliament Salim al-Qadi lost his seat.[ Following the elections, al-Qadi was appointed Minister of Education, replacing Bubakir Naama, who became Governor of ]Tripolitania
Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...
.[ Ahmed al-Hasairi replaced Ibrahim Bin Shaban as Minister of Defence, whilst Bin Shaban was appointed as "Ambassador at large".][ Minister of Economics Rajab Bin Katu became Minister of Health, swapping portfolios with Mohammed Bin Othman.][ Abd al-Hamid Daibani remained Minister of Justice, Nasr al-Kizza remained Minister of Communications and ]Wahbi al-Bouri
Wahbi Ahmed El-Bouri ar, وهبي البوري (23 January 1916 – 7 June 2010) was a Libyan politician, diplomat, writer and translator. He was the foreign minister of Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Liby ...
remained Minister of State.[
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References
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Libyan general election
Elections in Libya
General election
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Libyan general election
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