Report On Elections For The Second Assembly Of Eritrea

By Jelal Y. Aberra - May 27, 2010   


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 Eritrean Departmental Secretaries, Sepetember 1955
courtesy Jelal Yasin
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FO371/118744 B. C. A to FO, Asmara, 12.9.56
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REPORT ON ELECTIONS FOR THE SECOND ASSEMBLY OF ERITREA

Annex I
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Eritrean Elections, 1956

Nomination Day –August 15. Polling Day-September 5 and 6.

Numbers of seats

68

Number of Candidates

188

Christian elected

32

Moslem elected

32

Christians re-elected

17

Muslims re-elected

15

Christian unopposed

10

Muslims unopposed

20

Results challenged

4

Former members unopposed

22

New members

32

New members unopposed

8

Annex II
Election District

Division and Political Affiliation
Asmara Division  Massawa Division
1. Demsas Woldemikael UP 1. Hajj Osman Moh'd Hindi  AU
2. Ibrahim Ali Bekit AU 2. Ato Misgun Bokru UP UP
3. Solomon Hailemelokot UP Massawa sub- division  
4. Berhanu Ahmeddin AU 1. Sayid Moh'd Ali Sheikh el Amin -- --
5. Habtesghi Ogbasghi UP 2. Sheikh Kekkia Pasha UP UP
6. Fessaha Woldemariam AU 3. Sayid Mohammed Ali Maliki -- --
7. Keshi Meascio Bein UP Assab Division
Hamasien Division 1. Rashid Sirru --
1. Bashai Tekeste Seleba -- -- Serae Division
2. Bashai G/hiwet Tesfai UP 1. Bashai Berhane Tecle UP
3. Azmatch Hagos Sereke UP 2. Azmatch Fasil Habtu UP
4. Ato Berhe Ghebrehiwet UP 3. Kegnaz. Yihdego Ghebrerufael UP
5. Ato Belai Ghebremariam UP 4. Keshi Woldeyohannes Tzadu UP
6. Graz. Ghebremariam T. UP 5. Ato Tesfai Zemikael --
Keren Division 6. Keshi Dimetros Ghebremariam UP
1. Sayid Hussein Kafeel AU 7. Ato Nega Naizghi UP
2. Sayid Ismael Daud -- 8. Ato Ogbe Haile UP
3. Sayid Sefaf Hiyabul UP 9. Azmatch Woldemikael Beraki UP
4. Cavalier Abbe Mohammed -- 10. Graz. Asmerom Woldeghiorghis UP
5. Ato Abreha Wonderas UP 11. Ato Ghebremikael Derzo UP
6. Sheik Hamid Sayid Hamid -- 12. Graz. Tesfamikael Werke UP
7. Sayid Yusuf Faki Ali AU AkeleGuzai Division
8. Sayid Mohammed Ale Abdella -- 1. Ato Ghebrekidan Tesemma AU
9. Sayid Omar Sheikh Moh'd Amir AU 2. Bashai Habte Tesfamikael UP
10. Sayid Moh'd Sayid M. Hasseno AU 3. Dejach Berhe Asmerom AU
11. Haj Mohammed Mussa Mender AU 4. Ato Tewelde Tedla UP
12. Sayid Abdu Sheikh Ali AU 5. Fit. Negash Bariaeghzi UP
13. Sayid Osman Mohammed AU 6. Dej. Ghebrezghi Guangul AU
14. Sayid Osman Ab/Rman Sheferai -- 7. Fit. Saleh Omar AU
15. Sayid Omar Adem Idris AU 8. Sayid Ahmed Saleh Barole AU
16. Sayid Al Hassan Moh'd Akola -- 9. Sayid Sunabara Damana AU
17. Sayid Hamid Ferej Hamid -- 10. Graz. Abdella Omar AU
18. Sayid Adem Suleiman Dighe -- 11. Lij. Alemseged Belai UP
19. Sayid Moh'd Badumme Kassu AU 12. Azmatch Reda Guangul UP
20. Sayid Faid Tinga Longhi AU
21. Sayid Mohammed Arey Agaba --

Key to abbreviations

UP
= the Unionist Party

AU = Anti-Unionist : This includes all those were active within Moslem League as well as those who wanted to maintain the federal status of Eritrea.

--
stands for those who did not publicly express their political affiliation (most of them were anti unionist)


 
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