General elections were held in

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between October and December 1954.Anthony A Akinola, (2014) ''Party Coalitions in Nigeria: History, Trends and Prospects'', Safari Books, p34 The

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emerged as the largest party, winning 84 of the 184 seats. However, the NPC only won seats in the Northern Region. Although the

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won the most seats in the

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and Western Regions, Action Group was the only party to win seats in all three regions.

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& Klaus Landfried (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1547

Electoral system

The elections were held using different systems in the different provinces. Direct elections were held in

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and the

and

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regions, whilst electoral colleges were used in Southern Cameroons and Northern Region. Half of the 184 seats were allocated to the Northern Region, 42 to each of the Eastern and Western region, six to Southern Cameroons and two to Lagos.

Results

References

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