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was held for the

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seat in the Legislative Council of Nigeria on 30 April 1926.Nigeria Magazine, Issue 121, p19 It followed the death of incumbent Egerton Shyngle, who had been a member of the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP).Tekena N Tamuno (1966) ''Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923−1947'', Heinemann, p122

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of the NNDP was elected with 69% of the vote.

Campaign

Four candidates contested the elections; Caulcrick, a medical practitioner, was nominated by the NNDP, whilst the other three ran as independents. Two of whom had also contested the 1923 general elections – barrister

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and civil engineer George Debayo Agbebi, who had received 6% and 3% of the vote respectively. The final candidate was P J C Thomas, a businessman.

Results

References

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