1958 French Somaliland legislative election
# 1958 French Somaliland legislative election

Territorial Council elections were held in French Somaliland on 23 November 1958. The result was a victory for the Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory party, which won 25 of the 32 seats.

## Electoral system

The elections were held using proportional representation. The country was divided into three constituencies; Djibouti electing 16 members, Tadjoura–Obock electing nine and Dikhil–Ali Sabieh electing seven.

## Results

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory | 25 | +25 |
| | Somali Democratic Union | 7 | New |
| | Ahmed Goumané party | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 32 | 0 |
| Source: Thompson & Adloff ||||

### By ethnic group

| Ethnic group | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - |
| Afars | 13 | +6 |
| Issas | 8 | 0 |
| Somalis | 6 | –1 |
| Europeans | 4 | –1 |
| Arabs | 1 | –2 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. |||
