1959 Nigerian general election
Results
* Northern People's Congress-led coalition (148 seats) † National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons-led coalition (89 seats) ‡ Action Group-led coalition (75 seats)

1959 Nigerian general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: * Northern People's Congress-led coalition (148 seats) † National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons-led coalition (89 seats) ‡ Action Group-led coalition (75 seats)

Party	Votes	%	Seats

National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons†	2,594,577	34.0	81

Action Group‡	1,992,364	26.1	73

Northern People's Congress*	1,922,179	25.2	134

Northern Elements Progressive Union†	509,050	6.7	8

Mabolaje Grand Alliance*	610,677	8.0	6

Igala Union*	4

Independents‡	2

Independents*	2

Igbira Tribal Union*	1

Niger Delta Congress*	1

Total	7,628,847	100	312

Source: Nohlen et al.

Sentence(s)

The 1959 Nigerian general election result was a victory for the Northern People's Congress, which won 134 of the 312 seats.

final_sentence: The 1959 Nigerian general election result was a victory for the Northern People's Congress, which won 134 of the 312 seats.