1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in British Somaliland on 17 February 1960. The result was a victory for the Somali National League (SNL), which won 20 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Council.^[1][2]

Although a Legislative Council had been elected in 1959, a new constitution led to the Council having an elected majority; 33 elected seats and three government officials.^[3]

The 33 elected members of the Council were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.^[3]