Territorial Council elections were held in
French Somaliland
French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...
on 18 November 1963.
[Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1968) ''Djibouti and the Horn of Africa'', Stanford University Press, p81] Ali Aref Bourhan was elected president of the executive council following the elections.
Electoral system
The elections were held using
plurality voting in seven districts, with voters casting votes for candidate lists.
Results
By ethnicity
Aftermath
Following the elections,
Ali Aref Bourhan was elected vice-president of the Assembly by a vote of 27–5.
[Thompson & Adloff, p82]
References
{{Djiboutian elections
French Somaliland
French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...
Territorial
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
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Parliamentary elections in Djibouti
French Somaliland
French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...
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