1979 Somali General Election (A New Somalia)

General elections were held in the Federal Republic of Somalia on 16 May 1979 to elect 850 members of the House of Delegates. It was the first election since the enactment of the Fixed Parliamentary National Act which increased the number of MPs, delegated some functions to regions and reduced clans influence. It resulted in the Somali National League obtaining a majority of 466 seats with hardliner Siad Barre emerging as the country next Prime Minister.