30:
1525:
573:
660:, 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.
664:
convicted of a crime and sentenced to death, hard labour or prison for more than a year, or were of "unsound mind". Only 908 people registered to vote in Lagos out of a population of over 126,000, whilst just 107 registered in
Calabar (the population of the town was 16,653 according to the 1931 census).
1065:
appointed 15 unofficial members to the
Legislative Council, of which seven were Europeans and eight Africans (an increase from seven Africans in the 1933 elections). The seven Europeans represented commercial interests, with three representing the banking, mining and shipping sectors, and four
663:
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
667:
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
1110:. The Ijebu and Ibibio seats were new, whilst the African Traders seat had been discontinued; its former representative B O E Amobi became the new appointed member for the Ibo, after being nominated by the Onitsha Native Authority. The Ibibio representative
647:
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
201:
398:
1117:
Three of the seven
European appointed members were new; W V Wootton as the Calabar representative, D D Gibb as the banking representative and H H W Boyes as the mining representative. The only new African members were
258:
228:
338:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
393:
368:
313:
243:
233:
223:
383:
378:
373:
303:
298:
268:
238:
343:
333:
328:
318:
288:
283:
278:
263:
253:
248:
183:
1771:
1766:
388:
358:
353:
348:
323:
308:
218:
165:
363:
293:
273:
2069:
610:
1513:
2054:
2033:
1822:
1970:
1935:
1882:
1862:
1842:
1827:
1930:
1925:
554:
156:
536:
532:
1892:
1887:
1877:
1872:
518:
1756:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1643:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1491:
657:
495:
1590:
1575:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
2014:
1668:
978:
960:
940:
768:
636:
441:
174:
2059:
2019:
603:
448:
72:
1506:
142:
1920:
1915:
1761:
1751:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1648:
1638:
1585:
1580:
1570:
1349:
485:
480:
475:
1867:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1837:
1832:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1658:
1653:
680:
Six candidates contested the three Lagos seats, three from the NNDP and three from the NYM. Two of the NNDP candidates (
596:
583:
508:
123:
689:
1993:
1988:
1910:
1499:
955:
685:
115:
632:
149:
102:
85:
2064:
544:
416:
1998:
920:
898:
876:
747:
628:
429:
50:
43:
1345:
1341:
559:
1309:
1195:
935:
681:
1233:
1123:
1172:
914:
701:
1537:
1529:
705:
461:
68:
1158:
870:
20:
1148:
1062:
712:
669:
97:
1600:
1357:
549:
436:
145:
133:
1205:
1075:
90:
29:
577:
186:
1352:
were held in 1943. Two additional
African members were appointed in 1942 representing
2048:
1289:
1095:
1079:
1071:
693:
194:
1337:
1215:
1165:
1119:
1111:
1087:
892:
697:
522:
159:
1099:
1091:
1067:
78:
1353:
1103:
688:) were sitting Council members, whilst Ayo Williams ran as a joined NNDP and
1336:
The next full
Legislative Council elections were not held until 1947 due to
1083:
1524:
1114:
was nominated by the Ibibio League, which was affiliated with the NYM.
653:
624:
1107:
649:
1495:
2007:
1981:
1903:
1780:
1667:
1599:
1536:
715:was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.
1102:, as well as one seat representing the cities of
639:(NNDP), which had won every election since 1923.
631:(NYM) won three of the four elected seats in the
1340:. By-elections were held to replace members in
1066:representing commercial interests of Calabar,
1507:
1378:Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923−1947
604:
8:
692:candidate, replacing former NNDP legislator
656:). The 23 ex officio officials included the
1514:
1500:
1492:
846:
722:
672:. The term of the council was five years.
611:
597:
15:
1264:D.D. Gibb (British Bank of West Africa)
1128:
1369:
1048:
1037:
1026:
1015:
1004:
1000:
989:
834:
821:
817:
800:
18:
1481:
1479:
1469:
1467:
1465:
1074:. The eight Africans represented the
1038:
1027:
1016:
1005:
852:
822:
727:
7:
2070:1938 elections in the British Empire
1410:
1408:
1272:H.H.W. Boyes (Associated Tin Mines)
2055:Parliamentary elections in Nigeria
979:Nigerian National Democratic Party
961:Nigerian National Democratic Party
941:Nigerian National Democratic Party
769:Nigerian National Democratic Party
637:Nigerian National Democratic Party
14:
1126:, who represented the new seats.
690:Nigerian Union of Young Democrats
1523:
1400:The Nigerian Legislative Council
571:
28:
623:General elections were held in
166:(List of members of the Senate)
1:
1256:Nominated commercial members
515:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
202:List of members of the House
124:National Assembly of Nigeria
711:In Calabar the independent
2086:
1179:Nominated African members
2034:State and local elections
2028:
1324:
1255:
1178:
1154:
1139:
1049:
1039:Registered voters/turnout
1001:
990:
861:
858:
855:
835:
831:
823:Registered voters/turnout
818:
801:
791:
739:
736:
733:
730:
2060:1938 elections in Africa
1402:, Faber & Faber, p52
627:on 21 October 1938. The
175:House of Representatives
1781:Gubernatorial elections
1376:Tekena N Tamuno (1966)
921:Nigerian Youth Movement
899:Nigerian Youth Movement
877:Nigerian Youth Movement
748:Nigerian Youth Movement
629:Nigerian Youth Movement
1538:Presidential elections
533:Diplomatic missions of
449:Local Government Areas
1310:United Africa Company
1196:Henry Rawlingson Carr
936:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
848:Lagos (three members)
682:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
1530:Elections in Nigeria
1380:, Heinemann, pp18−20
696:. The NYM nominated
1398:Joan Wheare (1949)
1017:Invalid/blank votes
849:
724:
633:Legislative Council
103:Federal Parastatals
21:Politics of Nigeria
1356:(M C Adeniyi) and
1290:John Holt & Co
1063:Bernard Bourdillon
847:
723:
578:Nigeria portal
2042:
2041:
1473:Wheare, pp199–200
1358:British Cameroons
1350:partial elections
1329:
1328:
1234:Nathaniel Olusoga
1184:Benin & Warri
1124:Nathaniel Olusoga
1054:
1053:
840:
839:
621:
620:
555:Visa requirements
509:Foreign relations
496:Political parties
468:Recent elections
211:State delegations
2077:
1601:Senate elections
1528:
1527:
1516:
1509:
1502:
1493:
1486:
1483:
1474:
1471:
1460:
1457:
1451:
1448:
1442:
1439:
1433:
1430:
1424:
1421:
1415:
1412:
1403:
1396:
1390:
1387:
1381:
1374:
1360:(J M Williams).
1173:Olayinka Alakija
1140:Elected members
1129:
915:Olayinka Alakija
850:
725:
702:Olayinka Alakija
643:Electoral system
635:, defeating the
613:
606:
599:
576:
575:
574:
157:Deputy President
146:Godswill Akpabio
32:
16:
2085:
2084:
2080:
2079:
2078:
2076:
2075:
2074:
2065:1938 in Nigeria
2045:
2044:
2043:
2038:
2024:
2003:
1982:Local elections
1977:
1904:State elections
1899:
1776:
1669:House elections
1663:
1595:
1532:
1522:
1520:
1490:
1489:
1484:
1477:
1472:
1463:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1445:
1440:
1436:
1432:Wheare, pp38−39
1431:
1427:
1422:
1418:
1414:Tamuno, pp33−34
1413:
1406:
1397:
1393:
1388:
1384:
1375:
1371:
1366:
1334:
1325:Source: Wheare
1308:R.M. Williams (
1280:H.S. Feggetter
1248:Rivers district
1206:Adeyemo Alakija
1088:Rivers district
1076:Colony of Lagos
1059:
1057:List of members
845:
843:By constituency
721:
706:H. S. A. Thomas
678:
645:
617:
588:
584:Other countries
572:
570:
565:
564:
545:Nationality law
541:
529:
511:
501:
500:
490:
464:
454:
453:
442:State governors
432:
422:
421:
412:
404:
403:
215:
207:
193:Deputy Speaker
190:
180:
170:
153:
139:
129:
118:
108:
107:
91:Kashim Shettima
64:
56:
55:
46:
23:
12:
11:
5:
2083:
2081:
2073:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2057:
2047:
2046:
2040:
2039:
2037:
2036:
2029:
2026:
2025:
2023:
2022:
2017:
2011:
2009:
2005:
2004:
2002:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1985:
1983:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1975:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1907:
1905:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1897:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1784:
1782:
1778:
1777:
1775:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1673:
1671:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1605:
1603:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1542:
1540:
1534:
1533:
1521:
1519:
1518:
1511:
1504:
1496:
1488:
1487:
1475:
1461:
1452:
1443:
1434:
1425:
1416:
1404:
1391:
1382:
1368:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1288:W.V. Wootton (
1286:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1243:N.D. Oyerinde
1241:
1237:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1226:
1223:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1189:
1188:
1185:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1169:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1133:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1050:Source: Tamuno
1047:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1003:
1002:
999:
998:
995:
992:
988:
987:
984:
981:
976:
973:
970:
969:
966:
963:
958:
953:
950:
949:
946:
943:
938:
933:
930:
929:
926:
923:
918:
911:
908:
907:
904:
901:
896:
889:
886:
885:
882:
879:
874:
867:
864:
863:
860:
857:
854:
844:
841:
838:
837:
836:Source: Tamuno
833:
832:
830:
827:
824:
820:
819:
816:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
799:
798:
795:
792:
790:
787:
784:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
766:
763:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
745:
742:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
720:
717:
677:
674:
644:
641:
619:
618:
616:
615:
608:
601:
593:
590:
589:
587:
586:
580:
567:
566:
563:
562:
557:
552:
547:
540:
539:
528:
527:
526:
525:
512:
507:
506:
503:
502:
499:
498:
493:
492:
491:
489:
488:
483:
478:
474:Parliamentary:
471:
465:
460:
459:
456:
455:
452:
451:
446:
445:
444:
433:
428:
427:
424:
423:
420:
419:
413:
410:
409:
406:
405:
402:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
321:
316:
311:
306:
301:
296:
291:
286:
281:
276:
271:
266:
261:
256:
251:
246:
241:
236:
231:
226:
221:
214:
213:
206:
205:
198:
191:
187:Tajudeen Abbas
179:
178:
169:
168:
163:
154:
138:
137:
128:
127:
119:
114:
113:
110:
109:
106:
105:
100:
95:
94:
93:
86:Vice President
83:
82:
81:
65:
62:
61:
58:
57:
54:
53:
47:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
33:
25:
24:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2082:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2050:
2035:
2031:
2030:
2027:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2012:
2010:
2006:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1980:
1974:
1973:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1902:
1896:
1895:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1783:
1779:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1674:
1672:
1670:
1666:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1598:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1539:
1535:
1531:
1526:
1517:
1512:
1510:
1505:
1503:
1498:
1497:
1494:
1482:
1480:
1476:
1470:
1468:
1466:
1462:
1456:
1453:
1447:
1444:
1438:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1420:
1417:
1411:
1409:
1405:
1401:
1395:
1392:
1386:
1383:
1379:
1373:
1370:
1363:
1361:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1331:
1323:
1319:
1317:Port Harcourt
1316:
1315:
1311:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1225:B.O.E. Amobi
1224:
1221:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1160:
1159:H.S.A. Thomas
1157:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1134:
1132:Constituency
1131:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1121:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1101:
1097:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1072:Port Harcourt
1069:
1064:
1056:
1044:
1041:
1033:
1030:
1022:
1019:
1011:
1008:
996:
993:
985:
982:
980:
977:
974:
972:
971:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
951:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
931:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
916:
912:
910:
909:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
894:
890:
888:
887:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
872:
871:H.S.A. Thomas
868:
866:
865:
851:
842:
828:
825:
813:
810:
807:
804:
796:
793:
788:
786:
785:
781:
778:
775:
772:
770:
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1423:Tamuno, p128
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1338:World War II
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1251:S.B. Rhodes
1240:Oyo Province
1216:Nyong Essien
1166:Kofo Abayomi
1120:Nyong Essien
1116:
1112:Nyong Essien
1084:Oyo Province
1070:, Lagos and
1060:
975:Ayo Williams
913:
893:Kofo Abayomi
891:
869:
789:Independents
710:
698:Kofo Abayomi
679:
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622:
523:Yusuf Tuggar
430:Subdivisions
210:
173:
160:Barau Jibrin
132:
122:
51:Human rights
44:Constitution
2008:Referendums
1485:Wheare, p72
1459:Wheare, p81
1441:Wheare, p39
1389:Tamuno, p31
1320:P.H. Davey
1300:W.T. Ogden
1149:Okon Efiong
1028:Total votes
1006:Valid votes
713:Okon Efiong
652:and one in
560:Visa policy
259:Cross River
116:Legislature
79:Bola Tinubu
2049:Categories
2032:See also:
1364:References
956:Eric Moore
686:Eric Moore
537:in Nigeria
63:Government
1348:, before
1332:Aftermath
1061:Governor
853:Candidate
462:Elections
411:Judiciary
229:Akwa Ibom
143:President
69:President
1277:Shipping
1098:and the
676:Campaign
658:Governor
550:Passport
519:Minister
339:Nasarawa
1931:1960−61
1926:1956−57
1285:Calabar
1261:Banking
1187:A Egbe
1145:Calabar
1135:Member
1090:, the
719:Results
670:deposit
654:Calabar
625:Nigeria
394:Zamfara
369:Plateau
314:Katsina
244:Bayelsa
234:Anambra
224:Adamawa
184:Speaker
98:Cabinet
1269:Mining
1212:Ibibio
1192:Colony
1096:Ibibio
1045:255.84
1034:100.00
1012:100.00
997:100.00
808:100.00
437:States
384:Taraba
379:Sokoto
374:Rivers
304:Kaduna
299:Jigawa
269:Ebonyi
239:Bauchi
189:(APC)
134:Senate
1305:Lagos
1230:Ijebu
1155:Lagos
1108:Warri
1104:Benin
1080:Ijebu
1031:2,323
1009:2,323
994:2,323
991:Total
986:10.29
968:11.71
948:13.17
928:20.32
906:22.13
884:22.38
859:Votes
856:Party
805:2,323
802:Total
776:35.17
755:64.83
752:1,506
737:Seats
731:Votes
728:Party
650:Lagos
344:Niger
334:Lagos
329:Kwara
319:Kebbi
289:Gombe
284:Enugu
279:Ekiti
264:Delta
254:Borno
249:Benue
197:(APC)
162:(APC)
2020:1961
2015:1959
1999:2022
1994:1953
1989:1950
1972:2023
1966:2019
1961:2014
1956:2011
1951:2007
1946:2003
1941:1999
1936:1964
1921:1954
1916:1953
1911:1951
1894:2023
1888:2022
1883:2021
1878:2020
1873:2019
1868:2018
1863:2017
1858:2016
1853:2015
1848:2014
1843:2013
1838:2012
1833:2011
1828:2010
1823:2009
1818:2008
1813:2007
1808:2003
1803:1999
1798:1991
1793:1983
1788:1979
1772:2023
1767:2019
1762:2015
1757:2011
1752:2007
1747:2003
1742:1999
1737:1998
1732:1992
1727:1983
1722:1979
1717:1964
1712:1959
1707:1954
1702:1947
1697:1943
1692:1938
1687:1933
1682:1928
1677:1923
1659:2023
1654:2019
1649:2015
1644:2011
1639:2007
1634:2003
1629:1999
1624:1998
1619:1992
1614:1983
1609:1979
1591:2023
1586:2019
1581:2015
1576:2011
1571:2007
1566:2003
1561:1999
1556:1993
1551:1983
1546:1979
1354:Ondo
1346:1941
1344:and
1342:1940
1297:Kano
1202:Egba
1122:and
1106:and
1092:Egba
1068:Kano
1023:0.00
704:and
684:and
486:2023
481:2019
476:2015
389:Yobe
359:Osun
354:Ondo
349:Ogun
324:Kogi
309:Kano
219:Abia
73:list
1222:Ibo
1100:Ibo
1042:908
983:239
965:272
945:306
925:472
903:514
881:520
826:908
773:817
761:New
740:+/–
399:FCT
364:Oyo
294:Imo
274:Edo
150:APC
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