Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 December 1959. The result was a victory for the Northern People's Congress, which won 134 of the 312 seats in the House of Representatives, despite the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons and Action Group receiving more votes.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 It formed a coalition with five other parties and two independents, holding a total of 148 seats.
Results The Northern People's Congress-led coalition, also consisting of the Mabolaje Grand Alliance, Igala Union, Igbira Tribal Union, Niger Delta Congress and affiliated independents won 148 seats. The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons-led coalition, also consisting of the Northern Elements Progressive Union won 89 seats, while the Action Group and affiliated independents won 75 seats.
Northern Region Results of the 1959 Nigerian federal election:
Adamawa Province
Adamawa Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAdamawa Central NPCAdamawa North East NPCAdamawa East NPCAdamawa South AGAdamawa West NPCAdamawa North West NEPUChamba AGCubunawa-Madagali AG
Muri Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesMuri North NPCMuri East NPCMuri South West NPC
Numan Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesNuman AG
Bauchi Province
Bauchi Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBauchi Central NPCBauchi North East NPCBauchi South East NPCBauchi South West NPCBauchi North West NPC
Gombe Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAko NPCDuku-Kwami NPCGombe Central NPCNafada NPCTangale Waja AG
Katagum Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKatagum North East NPCKatagum South NPCKatagum West NPCMisau NPC
Benue Province
Idoma Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIdoma North NPCIdoma South East NPCIdoma West NPC
Lafia Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesLafia AG
Nasarawa Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKeffi NPCNasarawa NPC
Tiv Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesGaav-Shangev Tiev AGIharev-Masev AGIharev-Nongov AGJemgbar AGKunav AGKwande AGUkum-Shitire AG Wukari Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesWukari AG
Bornu Province
Bedde Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBedde NPC Biu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBiu North NPCBiu South NPC Bornu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAuno-Magumeri NPCBornu North NPCBornu North West NPCBorsari-Damaturu NPCChad NPCFune-Gujba NPCGeidam NPCKaga-Marghi NPCKonduga-Mafa NPCYerwa NPC Dikwa Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesDikwa Central NPCDikwa North NPC Potiskum Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesGwoza AGPotiskum NPC
Ilorin Province Borgu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBorgu NPC Ilorin Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIlorin Central NPCIlorin North NPCIlorin East NPCIlorin South AG Lafiagi-Pategi Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesLafiagi-Pategi NPC
Kabba Province Igala Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIgala North East IndependentIgala East IndependentIgala South IndependentIgala North West Independent Igbirra Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIgbirra Independent Kabba Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKabba NPC Kwara Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKwara NPC
Kaduna Capital Territory ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKaduna NPC
Kano Province Kano Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBabura-Garki NPCBici East NPCBici West NPCBirnin Kudu NPCDambatta NPCDawakin Kudu NPCDawakin Tofa East NPCDawakin Tofa West NPCDutse East NPCDutse West NPCGabasawa NPCGaya North NPCGaya South NPCGezawa NPCGwaram NPCGwarzo East NPCGwarzo West NPCJahun NPCKano East NEPUKano West NPCKaraye NPCKiru NPCKumbotso-Ungogo NPCKura NPCMinjibir NPCRano NPCRingim NPCSumaila NPCTudun Wada NPCWudil NPCKazaure Independent
Kano Northern Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesGumel East NPCGumel West NPCHadejia North NPCHadejia South NPC
Katsina Province Katsina Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesDaura East NPCDaura West NPCDanja NPCDan Yusufa-Kaura NPCDurbi NPCIngawa-Kankiya NPCJibiya-Kaita NPCKankara-Kogo NEPUKatsina Central NPCMalumfashi NPCMarusa-Mashi NPCMaska NPCMusawa NPCRuma-Tsaskiya NPCYandaka NPC
Niger Province Abuja Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAbuja NPC
Bida Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBida East NPCBida West NPC
Kontagora Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesKontagora Central NPCKontagora South East NPCZuru Independent
Minna Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesMinna North NPCMinna South NPC
Plateau Province Akwanga (Southern) Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAkwanga NPC
Jos Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesJos Central NEPUJos South NPCJos North West AG
Lowland (Shendam) Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesLowland East AGLowland West AG
Pankshin Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAngas AGKanam NPCPankshin West AG
Sokoto Province Argungu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesArgungu East NPCArgungu West NPC
Gwandu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesGwandu North NPCGwandu East NPCGwandu South NPCGwandu West NPCYauri NPC
Sokoto Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBinji-Tangaza NPCChafe-Gusau NEPUDange-Shuni NPCGada NPCGandi-Goronyo NPCGwadabawa North NPCGwadabawa South NPCIsa NPCKaura Namoda NEPUMaradun NPCMoriki-Zurmi NPCRabah-Wurno NPCSabon Birni NPCSokoto Central NPCSokoto North Central NPCSokoto South Central NPCSokoto West Central NPCSokoto South East NPCSokoto South NPCSokoto South West NPCSokoto West NPC
Zaria Province Jema'a Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesJema'a AG
Zaria Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIkara-Makarfi NEPUKaura-Lere AGKubau-Soba NEPUZangon Katab AGZaria Central NPCZaria South West AGZaria North West NPC
Western Region Aboh Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAboh NCNC
Afenmai (Kukuruku) Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAfenmai East AGAfenmai West NCNC Asaba Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAsaba East NCNCAsaba West NCNC Badagry Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBadagry NCNC
Benin Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBenin Central NCNCBenin East NCNCBenin West NCNC
Egba Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAbeokuta AGEgba North NCNCEgba East AGEgba South AG
Egbado Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEgbado North AGEgbado South AG
Ekiti Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEkiti North East AGEkiti South East AGEkiti North West AG
Epe Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEpe AG
Ibadan Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIbadan Central IndependentIbadan North East AGIbadan East IndependentIbadan South East IndependentIbadan South IndependentIbadan South West IndependentIbadan North West IndependentIbarapa Independent
Ife Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIfe Town IndependentIfe-Ila Independent
Ijebu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIjebu Central AGIjebu North AGIjebu South AG
Ijebu Remo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIjebu Remo AG
Ikeja Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIkeja NCNC
Ilesha Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIlesha Rural AGIlesha Urban NCNC
Ishan Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIshan East AGIshan West AG
Okitipupa Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOkitipupa North NCNCOkitipupa South AG
Ondo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOndo North East AGOndo West AG
Oshun Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEde-Ejigbo AGIwo East NCNCIwo West AGOgbomosho North AGOgbomosho South AGOshogbo North NCNCOshogbo South NCNCOshun North East AGOshun South East AG
Owo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOwo North AGOwo South AG
Oyo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOyo Central NCNCOyo East AGOyo South AGOyo North West AG
Urhobo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesUrhobo Central NCNCUrhobo East NCNCUrhobo West NCNC
Warri Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesWarri NCNC
Western Ijaw Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesWestern Ijaw NCNC
Eastern Region Aba Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAba Urban NCNCAba Central NCNCAba North NCNCAba South NCNC
Abak Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAbak South East AGAbak North West AG
Abakiliki Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEzza NCNCIkwo NCNCIshielu NCNCIzi North NCNCIzi South NCNC
Afikpo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAfikpo North NCNCAfikpo South NCNC
Ahoada Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAhoada Central NCNCAhoada North East NCNCAhoada West NCNC
Awgu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAwgu North NCNCAwgu South NCNC
Awka Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesAwka Central NCNCAwka North NCNCAwka South NCNC
Bende Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBende Central NCNCBende East NCNCBende West NCNC
Brass Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesBrass NDC
Calabar Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesCalabar AG
Degema Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesDegema AG
Eket Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEket East AGEket West AG
Enyong Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesEnyong North NCNCEnyong South AG
Ikom Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIkom NCNC
Ikot Ekpene Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesIkot Ekpene Central AGIkot Ekpene North East AGIkot Ekpene South AG
Nsukka Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesNsukka Central NCNCNsukka North NCNCNsukka East NCNCNsukka West NCNC
Obubra Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesObubra NCNC
Ogojo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOgojo East NCNCOgojo West NCNC
Ogoni Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOgoni East NCNCOgoni West NCNC
Okigwi Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOkigwi Central NCNCOkigwi North East NCNCOkigwi South East NCNCOkigwi South West NCNC
Onitsha Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOnitsha Urban NCNCOnitsha North Central NCNCOnitsha South Central NCNCOnitsha North NCNCOnitsha South NCNC
Opobo Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOpobo North AGOpobo South NCNC
Orlu Division ConstituencyIncumbentResultsIncumbentPartyCandidatesOrlu North NCNCOrlu North East NCNCOrlu South East NCNCOrlu West NCNC
Owerri Division