1964 Aden Legislative Council election
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Elections to the Legislative Council for the State of Aden were held on 16 October 1964 for the majority of the seats in the Legislative Council.
Background
[edit]The elections had originally been scheduled for 1962 but after being postponed, they took place amid widespread unrest; political detentions were common and public meetings were banned. The major political parties, including the People's Socialist Party (PSP), all boycotted the elections.
A total of 48 candidates contested the 16 elected seats.[1]
Results
[edit]Despite the boycott, voter turnout was 76%.[1] A candidate who had been imprisoned as a result of the 1963 airport grenade attack against the British delegation received 98% of the vote in Crater, while 14 of the other 16 elected council members successfully demanded that he be released from prison and seated on the council.[2] Zain Baharoon initially continued as Chief Minister, but was replaced by the PSP's Abdulqawi Makkawi in March 1965.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Peter Hinchcliffe, John T Ducker & Maria Holt (2006) Without Glory in Arabia: The British Retreat from Aden, I.B.Tauris, p43
- ^ Carapico, Sheila (1998). Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-521-03482-1. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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