Legislative Council of Aden

The Legislative Council of Aden was the legislative body of Aden Colony and State of Aden from 1947 to 1966.

Legislative Council of Aden
Type
Type
History
Founded1947
Disbanded1966
Succeeded bySupreme People's Council (South Yemen)
Seats23 (1959)
Elections
Last election
1964 election
Meeting place
Crater, Aden

History

The Legislative Council was established in January 1947.[1] It had 23 members.[2] The legislative term was originally four years but changed to five years in 1962.[3] In 1959 the new Aden Colony constitution introduced a change so that 12 members were elected under a restricted franchise.[2] Nine Arabs, two Somalis and one Indian were elected.[4]

Aden Colony joined South Arabia in 1963, which had a legislative council of sixteen elected members, six nominated members, and attorney-general and a speaker as members.[5]

The council building was burnt down 1966 before the independence of South Yemen. In the end, the council met in El Jabaly building, King Solomon Street, Crater.[6]

Legislative Council elections

Presidents 1959-1966

The council was presided by the Governor of Aden until 1959, when the position of an independent speaker appointed by the governor was introduced.[1]

References
  1. "Aden [and Aden Protectorate]. 1953-58". HathiTrust. Her Majesty's Sationery Office. 1956.
  2. "OUTLOOK FOR ADEN AND THE FEDERATION OF SOUTH ARABIA". CIA. 5 November 1965.
  3. Pieragostini, Karl (1991). "The Commitment Protected: Aden Joins the Federation (16 January 1963–10 December 1963)". Britain, Aden and South Arabia: Abandoning Empire. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 38–59. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-21673-4_3.
  4. "Colonial no.343 1960". HathiTrust.
  5. "The Colonial Office list 1966". HathiTrust.
  6. "Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1963.
  7. "Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1959.
  8. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1962.
  9. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1964.
  10. "Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1965.
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