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 Action Group winning more votes. It formed a coalition with five other parties and two independents, holding a total of 148 seats. Voter turnout was 79.5%.

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	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)

See also

• Ronald Wraith, British national, chairman of the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission for the 1959 parliamentary and regional elections