Eritrean parliamentary election, 1952

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

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 Party			32
Democratic Bloc			18
Muslim League			15
Independent Muslim League			3
Nationalist Party			3
Total			68
Source: Sternberger et al

References

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

Elections and referendums in Eritrea

National elections	1952 1956

Regional elections	1997 2004

Local elections	2003

Referendums	1993

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