1954 Italian Somaliland local elections
{{Politics of Somalia}}
Local elections were held in Trust Territory of Somaliland in May 1954 to elect members of 35 municipalities.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1918 The Somali Youth League won just over half of the 281 seats up for election.Sternberger et al., p1940
Campaign
A total of 15 parties and organisations contested the elections:Sternberger et al., p1919
| class=wikitable
!Party !Geographical reach !Clan status !Municipalities contested | |||
| Somali Youth League | National | Inter-clan | align=right|34 |
| Somali African Union | National | Inter-clan | align=right|22 |
| Hizbia Digil and Mirifle | Regional | Clan-based | align=right|15 |
| Somali Progressive League | National | Inter-clan | align=right|12 |
| Somali National Union | National | Inter-clan | align=right|7 |
| Benadir Youth Union | Regional | Inter-clan | align=right|5 |
| Somali National League | Local | Inter-clan | align=right|1 |
| Abgalia | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Abgal Youth Association | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Ancora | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Leopardo | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Murosada Bloc | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Palma | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Six Shidle | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
| Somali Democratic Union | Local | Clan-based | align=right|1 |
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Somali Youth League|votes1=17982|seats1=141
|party2=Hizbia Digil and Mirifle|votes2=8198|seats2=57
|party3=Somali National Union|votes3=2273|seats3=5
|party4=Six Shidle|votes4=954|seats4=8
|party5=Other parties|votes5=8290|seats5=70
|total_sc=0
|source=Sternberger et al.
}}
References
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