General elections were held in
Libya
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on 17 January 1960 to elect the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of
Parliament
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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (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 Kabar and all other ministers were re-elected, but the Speaker of the House Salim al-Qadi lost his seat.[ Following the elections, al-Qadi was appointed Minister of Education, replacing Bubakir Naama, who became Governor of ]Tripolitania
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.[ 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 remained Minister of State.][
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Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
Elections in Libya
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Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
Non-partisan elections