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
Party	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.

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1546

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