1952 Eritrean parliamentary election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Eritrea on 25 and 26 March 1952.[1]

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Electoral system

The elections were held under universal suffrage. In Asmara and Massawa candidates were directly elected in single-member constituencies, with Asmara having seven constituencies and Massawa two.[2]

In the rest of the country, candidates were indirectly elected using electoral colleges, which were convened by chiefs.[2][3]

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Unionist Party32
Democratic Bloc18
Muslim League15
Independent Muslim League3
Nationalist Party
Total68
Source: Sternberger et al

References
  1. Tekeste Negash (1997) Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience, Nordic Africa Institute, p74
  2. Negash, p74
  3. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p331 (in German)
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