1960 Basutoland general election
General elections were held in Basutoland in 1960 after a new Constitution was approved by the British authorities in September 1959.[1] The public elected nine District Councils with a total of 162 members on 20 January. The District Councils subsequently elected the 40 members of the National Council.[1] Voter turnout was very low, with just 35,000 of the 191,000 registered voters taking part in the election.[1] The new National Council was opened on 12 March.[1]
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Results
District Councils
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Basutoland Congress Party | 17,787 | 36.2 | 73 |
Basotholand National Party | 7,002 | 19.8 | 22 |
Marema-Tlou Party | 2,812 | 7.9 | 16 |
PP | 231 | 0.6 | 0 |
Independents | 12,470 | 35.3 | 51 |
Total | 35,302 | 100 | 162 |
Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
National Assembly
Party | Seats | ||
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Basutoland Congress Party | 30 | ||
Marema-Tlou Party | 5 | ||
Basotholand National Party | 1 | ||
Independents | 4 | ||
Total | 40 | ||
Source: Keeling's Contemporary Archives |
References
- Keesing's Contemporary Archives, p17318
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1080
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