1959 Nigerian general election

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]

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Results
Party Votes % Seats
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons†2,594,57734.081
Action Group‡1,992,36426.173
Northern People's Congress*1,922,17925.2134
Northern Elements Progressive Union†509,0506.78
Mabolaje Grand Alliance*610,6778.06
Igala Union*4
Independents‡2
Independents*2
Igbira Tribal Union*1
Niger Delta Congress*1
Total7,628,847100312
Source: Nohlen et al.

* Northern People's Congress-led coalition (148 seats)

† National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons-led coalition (89 seats)

‡ Action Group-led coalition (75 seats)

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

References
  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
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