1954 Nigerian general election

none August 2026August 2026 General elections were held in Nigeria between October and December 1954.Anthony A Akinola, (2014) Party Coalitions in Nigeria: History, Trends and Prospects, Safari Books, p34 The Northern People's Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 84 of the 184 seats. However, the NPC only won seats in the Northern Region. Although the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons won the most seats in the Eastern and Western Regions, Action Group was the only party to win seats in all three regions.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1547 Electoral system The elections were held using different systems in the different provinces. Direct elections were held in Lagos and the Eastern and Western regions, whilst electoral colleges were used in Southern Cameroons and Northern Region. Half of the 184 seats were allocated to the Northern Region, 42 to each of the Eastern and Western region, six to Southern Cameroons and two to Lagos. Results Northern People's Congress 84 National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons 63 Action Group 20 Kamerun National Congress 6 United National Independence Party 5 Idoma State Union 2 Middle Belt People's Party 2 Igbirra Tribal Union 1 Nigerian Commoners' Liberal Party 1 0 AzikiweNnamdi Azikiwe Zik: A section from the speeches of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Governor-General of the Federation of Nigeria formerly President of the Nigerian Senate formerly Premier of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, CUP Archive, p128 References Nigeria Category:Parliamentary elections in Nigeria Category:1954 elections in the British Empire Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:October 1954 in Africa Category:November 1954 in Africa Category:December 1954 in Africa