Nigerian general 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 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[edit]
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 7,628,847 100 312
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)

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