General elections were held in Libya on 7 January 1956 to elect the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p527
The House of Representatives had 55 seats, one for every 20,000 inhabitants.The Statesman's Year-Book, 97th edition, p1211 Following the 1952 elections, political parties and political gatherings had been banned, so all candidates contested the election as independents. As a result, voting was based largely on personality, clan ties, and nepotism.Libya: the struggle for survival p160 Thirty candidates were elected unopposed.
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