30:
1413:
573:
656:, 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.
659:
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
1020:
appointed 14 unofficial members to the
Legislative Council, of which seven were Europeans and seven Africans (an increase from six Africans in the 1923 elections). The seven Europeans represented commercial interests, with three representing the banking, mining and shipping sectors, and four
1252:
During the term of the
Legislative Council several members were replaced; A S Agbaje became the appointed member for Oyo Province on 30 January 1930, T Hepburn became the commercial member for Kano on 23 June 1930 and G T Basden became the appointed member for the Ibo on 28 January 1933.
663:
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
643:
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
1808:
1803:
201:
398:
1755:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1725:
1720:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
753:
697:
660:
convicted of a crime and sentenced to death, hard labour or prison for more than a year, or were of "unsound mind". Only 3,011 people registered to vote in Lagos and 500–600 in
Calabar.
1881:
1876:
1798:
1106:
884:
681:
632:
258:
228:
338:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
393:
368:
313:
243:
233:
223:
1770:
1060:
The only new appointees were I T Palmer, who held the new Benin-Warri seat, and L White, who replaced J B Jones as the Port
Harcourt representative.
383:
378:
373:
303:
298:
268:
238:
343:
333:
328:
318:
288:
283:
278:
263:
253:
248:
183:
1659:
1654:
1082:
693:
388:
358:
353:
348:
323:
308:
218:
165:
363:
293:
273:
1957:
610:
1401:
1379:
1942:
1921:
1649:
1639:
1710:
692:. The other candidates were J. B. Benjamin, an engineer, and E. M. E Agbegi, a barrister, both of whom ran as independents. In Calabar
1858:
1823:
1750:
1730:
1715:
1818:
1813:
554:
156:
536:
532:
583:
1780:
1775:
1765:
1760:
518:
1644:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1531:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
653:
495:
1478:
1463:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1902:
1556:
918:
890:
862:
732:
628:
441:
174:
1536:
1526:
1947:
1907:
603:
448:
72:
1394:
142:
1886:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1564:
1473:
1468:
1458:
685:
485:
480:
475:
1546:
1541:
1409:
596:
508:
123:
1387:
115:
149:
102:
85:
1952:
544:
416:
429:
50:
43:
559:
1092:
856:
677:
1425:
1417:
461:
68:
8:
20:
665:
97:
1488:
549:
436:
676:
Five candidates contested the three Lagos seats, of which three were from the NNDP;
145:
133:
1030:
90:
1017:
577:
186:
1936:
1099:
1026:
912:
689:
194:
1137:
1038:
522:
159:
29:
1046:
1042:
1022:
78:
1050:
1034:
1185:
1412:
649:
624:
1054:
645:
684:, who were incumbent members, having been elected in the
1029:. The seven Africans represented African Traders, the
700:was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.
1049:, as well as one seat representing the cities of
631:(NNDP) won three of the four elected seats in the
824:
1934:
1021:representing commercial interests of Calabar,
1395:
1271:Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923−1947
604:
652:). The 23 ex-officio officials included the
688:, as well as the barrister and businessman
1402:
1388:
668:. The term of the council was five years.
611:
597:
1935:
1369:
1367:
1383:
989:
847:
844:
841:
838:
833:
830:
827:
712:
1958:1928 elections in the British Empire
1303:
1301:
1364:
638:
13:
1943:Parliamentary elections in Nigeria
1328:
1011:
919:Nigerian National Democratic Party
891:Nigerian National Democratic Party
863:Nigerian National Democratic Party
814:
733:Nigerian National Democratic Party
629:Nigerian National Democratic Party
14:
1969:
1298:
1285:
1411:
1293:The Nigerian Legislative Council
571:
28:
1355:
754:Calabar Ratepayers' Association
698:Calabar Ratepayers' Association
623:General elections were held in
166:(List of members of the Senate)
1346:
1337:
1319:
1310:
1276:
1263:
1:
1256:
1176:Nominated commercial members
1247:
515:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
202:List of members of the House
124:National Assembly of Nigeria
7:
671:
10:
1974:
1113:Nominated African members
703:
627:on 28 September 1928. The
1922:State and local elections
1916:
1895:
1869:
1791:
1668:
1555:
1487:
1424:
1240:
1175:
1112:
1088:
1073:
1004:
990:Registered voters/turnout
985:
981:
972:
968:
950:
807:
803:
786:
757:
724:
721:
718:
715:
1948:1928 elections in Africa
1295:, Faber & Faber, p52
175:House of Representatives
1669:Gubernatorial elections
1269:Tekena N Tamuno (1966)
1426:Presidential elections
533:Diplomatic missions of
449:Local Government Areas
1093:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
857:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
820:Lagos (three members)
678:Crispin Adeniyi-Jones
1418:Elections in Nigeria
1273:, Heinemann, pp18−20
1291:Joan Wheare (1949)
821:
709:
633:Legislative Council
103:Federal Parastatals
21:Politics of Nigeria
1343:Tamano, Appendix A
819:
708:
578:Nigeria portal
1930:
1929:
1373:Wheare, pp199–200
1245:
1244:
1126:Benin & Warri
1009:
1008:
812:
811:
621:
620:
555:Visa requirements
509:Foreign relations
496:Political parties
468:Recent elections
211:State delegations
1965:
1489:Senate elections
1416:
1415:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1381:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1362:
1359:
1353:
1350:
1344:
1341:
1335:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1305:
1296:
1289:
1283:
1280:
1274:
1267:
1074:Elected members
1063:
1062:
822:
818:
710:
707:
639:Electoral system
613:
606:
599:
576:
575:
574:
157:Deputy President
146:Godswill Akpabio
32:
16:
15:
1973:
1972:
1968:
1967:
1966:
1964:
1963:
1962:
1953:1928 in Nigeria
1933:
1932:
1931:
1926:
1912:
1891:
1870:Local elections
1865:
1792:State elections
1787:
1664:
1557:House elections
1551:
1483:
1420:
1410:
1408:
1378:
1377:
1372:
1365:
1360:
1356:
1351:
1347:
1342:
1338:
1333:
1329:
1325:Wheare, pp38−39
1324:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1307:Tamuno, pp33−34
1306:
1299:
1290:
1286:
1281:
1277:
1268:
1264:
1259:
1250:
1241:Source: Wheare
1212:G. Graham Paul
1204:H.S. Feggetter
1184:L.M. Herepath (
1171:M. Pepple-Jaja
1168:Rivers district
1118:African Traders
1039:Rivers district
1031:Colony of Lagos
1014:
1012:List of members
817:
815:By constituency
706:
674:
641:
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:
1971:
1961:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1928:
1927:
1925:
1924:
1917:
1914:
1913:
1911:
1910:
1905:
1899:
1897:
1893:
1892:
1890:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1873:
1871:
1867:
1866:
1864:
1863:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1795:
1793:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1672:
1670:
1666:
1665:
1663:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1561:
1559:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1493:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1430:
1428:
1422:
1421:
1407:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1384:
1376:
1375:
1363:
1354:
1345:
1336:
1327:
1318:
1309:
1297:
1284:
1275:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1156:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1018:Graeme Thomson
1013:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1005:Source: Tamuno
1002:
1001:
999:
997:
994:
991:
987:
986:
983:
982:
980:
977:
974:
970:
969:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
951:
949:
946:
943:
940:
937:
934:
933:
930:
927:
924:
921:
916:
909:
906:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
888:
881:
878:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
860:
853:
850:
849:
846:
843:
840:
836:
835:
832:
829:
826:
816:
813:
810:
809:
808:Source: Tamuno
805:
804:
801:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
784:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
764:
761:
758:
756:
751:
748:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
730:
727:
726:
723:
720:
717:
714:
705:
702:
686:1923 elections
673:
670:
640:
637:
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:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1970:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1938:
1923:
1919:
1918:
1915:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1894:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1868:
1862:
1861:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1790:
1784:
1783:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1673:
1671:
1667:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1554:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1419:
1414:
1405:
1400:
1398:
1393:
1391:
1386:
1385:
1382:
1370:
1368:
1358:
1349:
1340:
1331:
1322:
1313:
1304:
1302:
1294:
1288:
1279:
1272:
1266:
1262:
1254:
1239:
1235:
1233:Port Harcourt
1232:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1121:S.C. Obianwu
1120:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1101:
1100:T. A. Doherty
1098:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1083:C. W. Clinton
1081:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1068:
1066:Constituency
1065:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1028:
1027:Port Harcourt
1024:
1019:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
992:
988:
984:
978:
975:
971:
965:
962:
959:
957:E.M.E. Agbegi
956:
954:
953:
947:
944:
941:
939:J.B. Benjamin
938:
936:
935:
931:
928:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
914:
913:T. A. Doherty
910:
908:
907:
903:
900:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
886:
882:
880:
879:
875:
872:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:
837:
823:
806:
802:
798:
795:
792:
789:
785:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
767:
766:
762:
759:
755:
752:
750:
749:
745:
742:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
728:
711:
701:
699:
695:
694:C. W. Clinton
691:
690:T. A. Doherty
687:
683:
679:
669:
667:
661:
657:
655:
651:
647:
636:
634:
630:
626:
614:
609:
607:
602:
600:
595:
594:
592:
591:
585:
582:
581:
579:
569:
568:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
538:
534:
531:
530:
524:
520:
517:
516:
514:
513:
510:
505:
504:
497:
494:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
473:
472:
470:
469:
467:
466:
463:
458:
457:
450:
447:
443:
440:
439:
438:
435:
434:
431:
426:
425:
418:
417:Supreme Court
415:
414:
408:
407:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
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1196:A.L. Butler
1160:Oyo Province
1147:S.H. Pearse
1138:Kitoye Ajasa
1129:I.T. Palmer
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1025:, Lagos and
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51:Human rights
44:Constitution
1896:Referendums
1361:Wheare, p72
1352:Wheare, p81
1334:Wheare, p39
1282:Tamuno, p31
1220:J.W. Speer
960:Independent
942:Independent
831:First round
648:and one in
560:Visa policy
259:Cross River
116:Legislature
79:Bola Tinubu
1937:Categories
1920:See also:
1257:References
1107:Eric Moore
885:Eric Moore
682:Eric Moore
537:in Nigeria
63:Government
1248:Aftermath
1236:L. White
1163:E.H. Oke
1155:I.O. Mba
1016:Governor
825:Candidate
462:Elections
411:Judiciary
229:Akwa Ibom
143:President
69:President
1201:Shipping
1186:Barclays
1045:and the
672:Campaign
654:Governor
550:Passport
519:Minister
339:Nasarawa
1819:1960−61
1814:1956−57
1209:Calabar
1181:Banking
1079:Calabar
1069:Member
932:–
904:–
876:–
704:Results
696:of the
666:deposit
650:Calabar
625:Nigeria
394:Zamfara
369:Plateau
314:Katsina
244:Bayelsa
234:Anambra
224:Adamawa
184:Speaker
98:Cabinet
1193:Mining
1134:Colony
1041:, the
979:100.00
793:100.00
437:States
384:Taraba
379:Sokoto
374:Rivers
304:Kaduna
299:Jigawa
269:Ebonyi
239:Bauchi
189:(APC)
134:Senate
1225:Lagos
1089:Lagos
1055:Warri
1051:Benin
993:3,011
976:3,014
973:Total
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898:29.30
870:29.46
845:Votes
839:Votes
828:Party
790:3,014
787:Total
776:13.54
740:86.46
737:2,606
722:Seats
716:Votes
713:Party
646: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)
1908:1961
1903:1959
1887:2022
1882:1953
1877:1950
1860:2023
1854:2019
1849:2014
1844:2011
1839:2007
1834:2003
1829:1999
1824:1964
1809:1954
1804:1953
1799:1951
1782:2023
1776:2022
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1766:2020
1761:2019
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1741:2015
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1696:2003
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1655:2019
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1527:2007
1522:2003
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1507:1992
1502:1983
1497:1979
1479:2023
1474:2019
1469:2015
1464:2011
1459:2007
1454:2003
1449:1999
1444:1993
1439:1983
1434:1979
1217:Kano
1144:Egba
1053:and
1043:Egba
1023:Kano
966:6.40
948:7.13
680:and
486:2023
481:2019
476:2015
389:Yobe
359:Osun
354:Ondo
349:Ogun
324:Kogi
309:Kano
219:Abia
73:list
1152:Ibo
1047:Ibo
963:193
945:215
923:835
895:883
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763:New
725:+/–
399:FCT
364:Oyo
294:Imo
274:Edo
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