Nigerian parliamentary election, 1959

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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 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

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons†	2,594,577	34.0	81
Action Group‡	1,992,364	26.1	73
Northern People's Congress*	1,922,179	25.2	134
Northern Elements Progressive Union†	509,050	6.7	8
Mabolaje Grand Alliance*	610,677	8.0	6
Igala Union*			4
Independents‡			2
Independents*			2
Igbira Tribal Union*			1
Niger Delta Congress*			1
Total	7,628,847	100	314
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)

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0198296452
2. ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database