The SYL lost Mogadishu despite winning most votes in 1963.

Evidence

The results of the election were that the SYL won only four of the eight regions and lost the capital, Mogadishu, even though it won the lion’s share of the votes. Immediately after the results were announced, opposition parties lodged petitions with the president to register their misgivings about the results. In addition, there was an attempt on the life of the governor of the Northeast District, where the Somali National Congress and Somali Democratic Union lost to the SYL. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 670

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s running narrative of SYL dominance and the growth of opposition parties like SNC and SDU ahead of the 1964 parliamentary election.