1958 Ugandan general election

General elections were held in Uganda between 20 and 24 October 1958.^[1] They were the first elections to the Legislative Council, and were boycotted by the Ganda. The result was a victory for the Uganda National Congress, which won five of the ten seats.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Uganda National Congress	161,042	30.1	5
Democratic Party	140,740	26.3	1
United Congress Party	10,095	1.9	0
Progressive Party	5,274	1.0	0
Independents	217,175	40.6	4
Invalid/blank votes	5,164	−	−
Total	539,490	100	10
Registered voters/turnout	626,046	86.2	−
Source: Sternberger et al.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
^ Elections in Uganda African Elections Database

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[S-1] Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325

[2] Elections in Uganda African Elections Database

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