41:
1424:
584:
667:, the Chief Secretary and their deputy, the Lieutenant Governors and secretaries of the Northern and Southern Provinces, the Attorney General, the Commandant of the Nigerian Regiment, the Director of Medical Services, the Treasurer, the Director of Marine, the Comptroller of Customs, the Secretary of Native Affairs, together with ten senior residents.
670:
The franchise was restricted to men aged 21 or over who were
British subjects or a native of Nigeria who had lived in their municipal area for the 12 months prior to the election, and who earned at least £100 in the previous calendar year. The right to vote was withheld from those who had been
1031:
appointed 14 unofficial members to the
Legislative Council, of which seven were Europeans and seven Africans (an increase from six Africans in the 1923 elections). The seven Europeans represented commercial interests, with three representing the banking, mining and shipping sectors, and four
1263:
During the term of the
Legislative Council several members were replaced; A S Agbaje became the appointed member for Oyo Province on 30 January 1930, T Hepburn became the commercial member for Kano on 23 June 1930 and G T Basden became the appointed member for the Ibo on 28 January 1933.
674:
All eligible voters could also run as candidates unless they had an undischarged bankruptcy, had received charitable relief in the previous five years or were a public servant. Candidates were required to obtain the nomination of at least three registered voters and pay a £10
654:
The 1922 Nigeria (Legislative
Council) Order in Council provided for a 46-member Legislative Council, of which 23 were ex-officio officials, four were nominated officials, up to 15 were appointed unofficial members and four were elected (three in
212:
409:
671:
convicted of a crime and sentenced to death, hard labour or prison for more than a year, or were of "unsound mind". Only 3,011 people registered to vote in Lagos and 500–600 in
Calabar.
269:
239:
349:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
404:
379:
324:
254:
244:
234:
394:
389:
384:
314:
309:
279:
249:
354:
344:
339:
329:
299:
294:
289:
274:
264:
259:
194:
1670:
1665:
399:
369:
364:
359:
334:
319:
229:
176:
374:
304:
284:
1968:
621:
1412:
1953:
1932:
1721:
1869:
1834:
1781:
1761:
1741:
1726:
1071:
The only new appointees were I T Palmer, who held the new Benin-Warri seat, and L White, who replaced J B Jones as the Port
Harcourt representative.
1829:
1824:
565:
167:
547:
543:
1791:
1786:
1776:
1771:
529:
1655:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1542:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1390:
664:
506:
1489:
1474:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
703:. The other candidates were J. B. Benjamin, an engineer, and E. M. E Agbegi, a barrister, both of whom ran as independents. In Calabar
1913:
1567:
929:
901:
873:
743:
639:
452:
185:
1958:
1918:
614:
459:
83:
1405:
153:
1819:
1814:
1660:
1650:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1575:
1547:
1537:
1484:
1479:
1469:
696:
496:
491:
486:
1766:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1736:
1731:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1557:
1552:
764:
708:
607:
594:
519:
134:
1892:
1887:
1809:
1398:
1117:
895:
692:
126:
643:
160:
113:
96:
1963:
555:
427:
1897:
440:
61:
54:
570:
1103:
867:
688:
1436:
1428:
472:
79:
1093:
704:
31:
676:
108:
17:
1499:
560:
447:
156:
144:
1041:
101:
40:
1028:
588:
197:
1947:
1110:
1037:
923:
700:
205:
687:
Five candidates contested the three Lagos seats, of which three were from the NNDP;
1148:
1049:
533:
170:
1057:
1053:
1033:
89:
1061:
1045:
1196:
1423:
660:
635:
1065:
656:
1394:
695:, who were incumbent members, having been elected in the
1040:. The seven Africans represented African Traders, the
1906:
1880:
1802:
1679:
1566:
1498:
1435:
711:was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.
1060:, as well as one seat representing the cities of
642:(NNDP) won three of the four elected seats in the
835:
1032:representing commercial interests of Calabar,
1406:
1282:Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923−1947
615:
8:
663:). The 23 ex-officio officials included the
699:, as well as the barrister and businessman
1413:
1399:
1391:
829:
718:
679:. The term of the council was five years.
622:
608:
26:
1073:
1273:
1014:
999:
995:
982:
817:
813:
796:
29:
1380:
1378:
1000:
858:
855:
852:
849:
844:
841:
838:
723:
7:
1969:1928 elections in the British Empire
1314:
1312:
1954:Parliamentary elections in Nigeria
930:Nigerian National Democratic Party
902:Nigerian National Democratic Party
874:Nigerian National Democratic Party
744:Nigerian National Democratic Party
640:Nigerian National Democratic Party
25:
1422:
1304:The Nigerian Legislative Council
582:
39:
765:Calabar Ratepayers' Association
709:Calabar Ratepayers' Association
634:General elections were held in
177:(List of members of the Senate)
18:Nigerian general election, 1928
1:
1187:Nominated commercial members
526:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
213:List of members of the House
135:National Assembly of Nigeria
1985:
1124:Nominated African members
638:on 28 September 1928. The
1933:State and local elections
1927:
1251:
1186:
1123:
1099:
1084:
1015:
1001:Registered voters/turnout
996:
992:
983:
979:
961:
818:
814:
797:
768:
735:
732:
729:
726:
1959:1928 elections in Africa
1306:, Faber & Faber, p52
186:House of Representatives
1680:Gubernatorial elections
1280:Tekena N Tamuno (1966)
1437:Presidential elections
544:Diplomatic missions of
460:Local Government Areas
1104:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
868:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
831:Lagos (three members)
689:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
1429:Elections in Nigeria
1284:, Heinemann, pp18−20
1302:Joan Wheare (1949)
832:
720:
644:Legislative Council
114:Federal Parastatals
32:Politics of Nigeria
1354:Tamano, Appendix A
830:
719:
589:Nigeria portal
1941:
1940:
1384:Wheare, pp199–200
1256:
1255:
1137:Benin & Warri
1020:
1019:
823:
822:
632:
631:
566:Visa requirements
520:Foreign relations
507:Political parties
479:Recent elections
222:State delegations
16:(Redirected from
1976:
1500:Senate elections
1427:
1426:
1415:
1408:
1401:
1392:
1385:
1382:
1373:
1370:
1364:
1361:
1355:
1352:
1346:
1343:
1337:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1319:
1316:
1307:
1300:
1294:
1291:
1285:
1278:
1085:Elected members
1074:
833:
721:
650:Electoral system
624:
617:
610:
587:
586:
585:
168:Deputy President
157:Godswill Akpabio
43:
27:
21:
1984:
1983:
1979:
1978:
1977:
1975:
1974:
1973:
1964:1928 in Nigeria
1944:
1943:
1942:
1937:
1923:
1902:
1881:Local elections
1876:
1803:State elections
1798:
1675:
1568:House elections
1562:
1494:
1431:
1421:
1419:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1376:
1371:
1367:
1362:
1358:
1353:
1349:
1344:
1340:
1336:Wheare, pp38−39
1335:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1318:Tamuno, pp33−34
1317:
1310:
1301:
1297:
1292:
1288:
1279:
1275:
1270:
1261:
1252:Source: Wheare
1223:G. Graham Paul
1215:H.S. Feggetter
1195:L.M. Herepath (
1182:M. Pepple-Jaja
1179:Rivers district
1129:African Traders
1050:Rivers district
1042:Colony of Lagos
1025:
1023:List of members
828:
826:By constituency
717:
685:
652:
628:
599:
595:Other countries
583:
581:
576:
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556:Nationality law
552:
540:
522:
512:
511:
501:
475:
465:
464:
453:State governors
443:
433:
432:
423:
415:
414:
226:
218:
204:Deputy Speaker
201:
191:
181:
164:
150:
140:
129:
119:
118:
102:Kashim Shettima
75:
67:
66:
57:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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1403:
1395:
1387:
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1356:
1347:
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1308:
1295:
1286:
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1269:
1266:
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1249:
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1225:
1224:
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1213:
1209:
1208:
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1200:
1193:
1189:
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1184:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1107:
1106:
1101:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1078:
1029:Graeme Thomson
1024:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1016:Source: Tamuno
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1002:
998:
997:
994:
993:
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988:
985:
981:
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975:
972:
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966:
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962:
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948:
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927:
920:
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913:
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860:
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851:
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843:
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837:
827:
824:
821:
820:
819:Source: Tamuno
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795:
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788:
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697:1923 elections
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523:
518:
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485:Parliamentary:
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476:
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456:
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377:
372:
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217:
216:
209:
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198:Tajudeen Abbas
190:
189:
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174:
165:
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121:
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117:
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106:
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97:Vice President
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30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1967:
1965:
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1960:
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1911:
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1896:
1894:
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1889:
1886:
1885:
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1879:
1873:
1872:
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1863:
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1688:
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1599:
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1503:
1501:
1497:
1491:
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1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
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1397:
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1324:
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1299:
1296:
1290:
1287:
1283:
1277:
1274:
1267:
1265:
1258:
1250:
1246:
1244:Port Harcourt
1243:
1242:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1185:
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1178:
1177:
1173:
1170:
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1162:
1161:
1157:
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1150:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1132:S.C. Obianwu
1131:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1111:T. A. Doherty
1109:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1095:
1094:C. W. Clinton
1092:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1079:
1077:Constituency
1076:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1038:Port Harcourt
1035:
1030:
1022:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1003:
989:
986:
976:
973:
970:
968:E.M.E. Agbegi
967:
965:
964:
958:
955:
952:
950:J.B. Benjamin
949:
947:
946:
942:
939:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
925:
924:T. A. Doherty
921:
919:
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914:
911:
908:
905:
903:
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891:
890:
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870:
869:
865:
863:
862:
848:
834:
825:
809:
806:
803:
800:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
778:
777:
773:
770:
766:
763:
761:
760:
756:
753:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
739:
722:
714:
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705:C. W. Clinton
702:
701:T. A. Doherty
698:
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682:
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672:
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658:
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641:
637:
625:
620:
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579:
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469:
468:
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451:
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429:
428:Supreme Court
426:
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1207:A.L. Butler
1171:Oyo Province
1158:S.H. Pearse
1149:Kitoye Ajasa
1140:I.T. Palmer
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1036:, Lagos and
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55:Constitution
1907:Referendums
1372:Wheare, p72
1363:Wheare, p81
1345:Wheare, p39
1293:Tamuno, p31
1231:J.W. Speer
971:Independent
953:Independent
842:First round
659:and one in
571:Visa policy
270:Cross River
127:Legislature
90:Bola Tinubu
1948:Categories
1931:See also:
1268:References
1118:Eric Moore
896:Eric Moore
693:Eric Moore
548:in Nigeria
74:Government
1259:Aftermath
1247:L. White
1174:E.H. Oke
1166:I.O. Mba
1027:Governor
836:Candidate
473:Elections
422:Judiciary
240:Akwa Ibom
154:President
80:President
1212:Shipping
1197:Barclays
1056:and the
683:Campaign
665:Governor
561:Passport
530:Minister
350:Nasarawa
1830:1960−61
1825:1956−57
1220:Calabar
1192:Banking
1090:Calabar
1080:Member
943:–
915:–
887:–
715:Results
707:of the
677:deposit
661:Calabar
636:Nigeria
405:Zamfara
380:Plateau
325:Katsina
255:Bayelsa
245:Anambra
235:Adamawa
195:Speaker
109:Cabinet
1204:Mining
1145:Colony
1052:, the
990:100.00
804:100.00
448:States
395:Taraba
390:Sokoto
385:Rivers
315:Kaduna
310:Jigawa
280:Ebonyi
250:Bauchi
200:(APC)
145:Senate
1236:Lagos
1100:Lagos
1066:Warri
1062:Benin
1004:3,011
987:3,014
984:Total
937:27.70
909:29.30
881:29.46
856:Votes
850:Votes
839:Party
801:3,014
798:Total
787:13.54
751:86.46
748:2,606
733:Seats
727:Votes
724:Party
657:Lagos
355:Niger
345:Lagos
340:Kwara
330:Kebbi
300:Gombe
295:Enugu
290:Ekiti
275:Delta
265:Borno
260:Benue
208:(APC)
173:(APC)
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1914:1959
1898:2022
1893:1953
1888:1950
1871:2023
1865:2019
1860:2014
1855:2011
1850:2007
1845:2003
1840:1999
1835:1964
1820:1954
1815:1953
1810:1951
1793:2023
1787:2022
1782:2021
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1757:2016
1752:2015
1747:2014
1742:2013
1737:2012
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1702:1999
1697:1991
1692:1983
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1671:2023
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1586:1933
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1538:2007
1533:2003
1528:1999
1523:1998
1518:1992
1513:1983
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1490:2023
1485:2019
1480:2015
1475:2011
1470:2007
1465:2003
1460:1999
1455:1993
1450:1983
1445:1979
1228:Kano
1155:Egba
1064:and
1054:Egba
1034:Kano
977:6.40
959:7.13
691:and
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492:2019
487:2015
400:Yobe
370:Osun
365:Ondo
360:Ogun
335:Kogi
320:Kano
230:Abia
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1163:Ibo
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974:193
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774:New
736:+/–
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375:Oyo
305:Imo
285:Edo
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