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1953 Sudanese parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1953 Sudanese parliamentary election | ||
| country | Sudan | ||
| flag_image | Flag of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.svg | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | 1948 Sudanese parliamentary election | ||
| previous_year | 1948 | ||
| next_election | 1958 Sudanese parliamentary election | ||
| next_year | 1958 | ||
| 1blank | House seats | ||
| 2blank | Senate seats | ||
| seats_for_election | All 50 seats in the Senate | ||
| 26 seats needed for a majority | |||
| All 97 seats in the House of Representatives | |||
| 49 seats needed for a majority | |||
| election_date | 2 and 25 November 1953 | ||
| <!-- NUP --> | image1 | [[File:Ismail al-Azhari.webp | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Ismail al-Azhari | ||
| party1 | National Unionist Party (Sudan) | ||
| 1data1 | 51 | ||
| 2data1 | 31 | ||
| swing1 | |||
| image2 | [[File:Abdallah Khalil Official.png | 150x150px]] | |
| leader2 | Abdullah Khalil | ||
| party2 | National Umma Party | ||
| 1data2 | 22 | ||
| 2data2 | 8 | ||
| title | Chief Minister | ||
| before_election | Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi | ||
| before_party | National Umma Party | ||
| after_election | Ismail al-Azhari | ||
| after_party | National Unionist Party (Sudan) |
26 seats needed for a majority All 97 seats in the House of Representatives 49 seats needed for a majority
Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan on 2 and 25 November 1953, prior to the implementation of home rule. The result was a victory for the recently founded National Unionist Party, led by Ismail al-Azhari, which won 51 of the 97 seats in the House of Representatives and was invited to form a government. The NUP also secured a majority in the Senate, winning 21 of the 30 indirectly elected seats, which were chosen by local and provincial councils; a further 10 of the 20 Senate members were nominated by British Governor-General.
Although the Umma Party and sections of the British press alleged that Egypt had interfered in the election, it was generally regarded as free and fair.
Results
Senate
House of Representatives
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p851 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
- Cowen, L & Laakso, L (2002) Multi-Party Elections in Africa, p254
- [[Dolf Sternberger]], [[Bernhard Vogel (politician). Bernhard Vogel]], [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1985
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