Nigerian regional elections, 1956−57
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Regional elections were held in Nigeria in 1956 and 1957.[1]
Results
Party | Eastern Region | Northern Region | Western Region | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
Northern People's Congress | 100 | ||||||||
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons | 63.26 | 64 | 45.3 | 32 | |||||
Action Group | 10.75 | 13 | 48.3 | 48 | |||||
United National Independence Party | 6.32 | 5 | |||||||
Other parties | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 100 | 80 | 121 | 100 | 80 | ||||
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1546
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