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Why is the Seraye Awraja or district a land of strong Unionists? Is there any reason behind this?
Report on the elections
for the Second Assembly of Eritrea 1956 Elections
Annex I
Eritrean Elections, 1956.
Nomination Day — August 15. Polling Day — September 5 and 6.
Number of seats 68
Number of candidates 188
[At the time of the writing of the report, four seats had yet to be filled.] Square bracket
added.
Annex II
Election district
Asmara division Political affiliation
1. Demsas Woldemikael UP
2. Ibrahim Ali Bekit AU
3. Solomon Hailemelekot UP
4. Berhanu Ahmeddin AU
5. Habtesghi Ogbasghi UP
6. Fessha Woldemariam AU
7. Keshi Meascio Bein UP
Massawa Division
8. Hajj Osman Mohamed Hindi AU
9. Ato Misgun Bokru UP

Akeleguzai division

10. Ato Ghebrekidan Tessema AU
11. Bashai Habte Tesfamikael UP
12. Dejach Berhe Asberom AU
13. Ato Tewolde Tedla UP
14. Fit. Negash Bariaeghzi UP
15. Dej. Ghebrezghi Guangul AU
16. Fit. Saleh Omar --
17. Sayid Ahmed Saleh Barole --
18. Sayid Sunabara Damana AU
19. Graz. Abdalla Omar --
20. Lij. Alemseged Belai UP
21. Azmatch Reda Guangul UP

Serae Division

22. Bashai Berhane Tecle UP
23. Azmatch Fasil Habtu UP
24. Kegnaz Yihdego Ghebrerufael UP
25. Keshi. Woldeyohannes Tzadu UP
26. Ato Tesfai Zemikael --
27. Dimetros Gebremariam UP
28. Ato Nega Naizghi UP
29. Ato Ogbe Haile UP
30. Azmatch Woldemikael Beraki UP
31. Graz. Asberom Woldeghiorghis UP
32. Ato Ghebremikael Derzo UP
33. Graz. Tesfamikael Werke UP
Hamassien division
34. Bashai Tekeste Seleba --
35. Bashai Ghebrehiwet Tesfai UP
36. Azmatch Hagos Sereke UP
37. Ato Berhe Ghebrehiwet UP
38. Ato Belai Tekie UP
39. Graz. Ghebremariam T. UP
Keren division
40. Sayid Hussien Kafeel --
41. Sayid Ismail Daud --
42. Sayid Sefaf Hiyabu UP
43. Cavalier Abbe Mohamed --
44. Ato Abreha Wonderas UP
45. Sheik Hamid Sayid Hamid --
46. Sayid Yosuf Faki Ali --
47. Sayid Mohamed Ali Abdalla --
48. Sayid Omar Sheik Mohamed Amir --
49. Sayid Mohamed Sayid M.Hassano --
50. Hajj. Mohamed Mussa Mender --
51. Sayid Abdu Sheik Ali --
52. Sayid Osman Mohamed --
53. Sayid Osman Abderahman Sheferai --
54. Sayid Omar Adem Idris --
55. Sayid El Hassan Mohamed Anokla --
56. Sayid Hamid Ferej Hamid --
57. Sayid Adem Saleiman Dighe --
58. Sayid Mohamed Badume Kassu --
59. Sayid fayid Tinga Longhi --
60. Sayid Mohamed Arey Agaba --
Massawa sub-division
61. Sayid Mohamed Ali Sheik el Amin --
62. Sheik Kekkia Pasha UP
63. Sayid Mohamed Ali Maliki --
Assab division
64. Rashid Sirru --
221
Key to abbreviations
UP = the Unionist Party
AU = Anti-Unionist

Do you think the Seraye people were very courageous and independent people to vote overwhelmingly for union with Ethiopia?
There is something here. UP = Unionist Party with Ethiopia
Seraye or Serae Division

22. Bashai Berhane Tecle UP
23. Azmatch Fasil Habtu UP
24. Kegnaz Yihdego Ghebrerufael UP
25. Keshi. Woldeyohannes Tzadu UP
26. Ato Tesfai Zemikael --
27. Dimetros Gebremariam UP
28. Ato Nega Naizghi UP
29. Ato Ogbe Haile UP
30. Azmatch Woldemikael Beraki UP
31. Graz. Asberom Woldeghiorghis UP
32. Ato Ghebremikael Derzo UP
33. Graz. Tesfamikael Werke UP

Do you think the Seraye people were very courageous and independent people to vote overwhelmingly for union with Ethiopia? I think, my Seraye ancestors were ahead of the time in understanding the deep close relationship and history of the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Some of you call us who inhabit the Adi Kuala, Kisad Iqa, Eyamo, Enda Giorgis wereda as "Tigrayans", so what! We are proud Tigraian Agazians, who saw the present humiliating political fate and crisis in Eritrea and the region, decades ago.

There is something here as proof. UP = Unionist Party with Ethiopia
Seraye or Serae Division

22. Bashai Berhane Tecle UP
23. Azmatch Fasil Habtu UP
24. Kegnaz Yihdego Ghebrerufael UP
25. Keshi. Woldeyohannes Tzadu UP
26. Ato Tesfai Zemikael --
27. Dimetros Gebremariam UP
28. Ato Nega Naizghi UP
29. Ato Ogbe Haile UP
30. Azmatch Woldemikael Beraki UP
31. Graz. Asberom Woldeghiorghis UP
32. Ato Ghebremikael Derzo UP
33. Graz. Tesfamikael Werke UP