Nigerian regional elections, 1960−61
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Regional elections were held in Nigeria in 1960 and 1961.[1] The elections were held in Western Region in July 1960, in Northern Region in May 1961 and in Eastern Region in November 1961.
Results
Main articles: Eastern Region legislative election, 1961; Northern Region legislative election, 1961; and Western Region legislative election, 1960
| Party | Eastern Region | Northern Region | Western Region | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Northern People's Congress | − | − | − | 69.2 | 156 | ||||
| National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons[a] | 58.0 | 106 | 14.2 | 1 | 36.2 | 33 | |||
| Action Group[b] | 14.4 | 15 | 14.6 | 9 | 53.6 | 79 | |||
| Mabolaje Grand Alliance | 10 | ||||||||
| Dynamic Party | 5 | ||||||||
| Independents | 20 | ||||||||
| Total | 146 | 80 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 122 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||||||
a The NCNC ran in alliance with the Northern Elements Progressive Union in the Northern and Western regions
b Action Group ran in alliance with the United Middle Belt Congress in the Northern Region.
References
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1547
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