1958 French Somaliland Territorial Council 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		Seats	+/–
	Defence of Economic and Social Interests of the Territory	25	+25
	Somali Democratic Union	7	New
	Ahmed Goumané party	0	New
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.