1959 Nigerian general election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 December 1959. The result was a victory for the Northern People's Congress, which won 134 of the 312 seats in the House of Representatives, despite the Action Group winning more votes.[1] It formed a coalition with five other parties and two independents, holding a total of 148 seats. Voter turnout was 79.5%.[2]

Results[]

The Northern People's Congress-led coalition, also consisting of the , Igala Union, Igbira Tribal Union, Niger Delta Congress and affiliated independents won 148 seats. The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons-led coalition, also consisting of the Northern Elements Progressive Union won 89 seats, while the Action Group and affiliated independents won 75 seats.

PartyVotes%Seats
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons2,594,57734.0181
Action Group1,992,36426.1273
Northern People's Congress1,922,17925.20134
Northern Elements Progressive Union509,0506.678
610,6778.006
Igala Union4
Igbira Tribal Union1
Niger Delta Congress1
Action Group-affiliated independents2
NPC-affiliated independents2
Total7,628,847100.00312
Registered voters/turnout9,043,404–
Source: Nohlen et al.

See also[]

  • Ronald Wraith, British national, chairman of the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission for the 1959 parliamentary and regional elections

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
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