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 National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons and Action Group receiving 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

The Northern People's Congress-led coalition, also consisting of the Mabolaje Grand Alliance, 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
Mabolaje Grand Alliance610,6778.006
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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