32:
1454:
575:
689:, 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.
721:
provenance, O'Dwyer was a member of the
Calabar Township Advisory Board, head of the Calabar branch of the African Chamber of Commerce and the town's Special Constabulary. Otu was a chief who worked as a teacher and money lender. Efiong was popular amongst the local electorate and was supported by
692:
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
696:
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
1040:
The
Governor appointed 13 unofficial members to the Legislative Council, of which four were Europeans (down from seven in 1938) and nine were Africans (an increase from eight). The four Europeans represented the mining sector and the commercial interests of
676:
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
693:
convicted of a crime and sentenced to death, hard labour or prison for more than a year, or were of "unsound mind". Only 341 people registered in
Calabar, although the population of the town was 16,653 according to the 1931 census.
1849:
1844:
203:
400:
1796:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1766:
1761:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1922:
1917:
1839:
660:
Rather than hold fresh elections for all four seats, elections were held for the two seats whose members had served their full five year terms since 1942; the
Calabar seat held by
1287:
260:
1155:
230:
1197:
340:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
646:
395:
370:
315:
245:
235:
225:
1811:
713:. The incumbent Efiong was challenged by Gage Hewett Hall O'Dwyer and Otu Bassey Otu, with all three running as independents. A merchant of paternal
665:
385:
380:
375:
305:
300:
270:
240:
345:
335:
330:
320:
290:
285:
280:
265:
255:
250:
185:
1700:
1695:
1124:
734:
390:
360:
355:
350:
325:
310:
220:
167:
365:
295:
275:
1998:
1114:
955:
661:
612:
1442:
1420:
1983:
1962:
1690:
1680:
1751:
1899:
1864:
1791:
1771:
1756:
1859:
1854:
737:
was the only candidate. Akerele was a former vice-president of the
Nigerian Union of Young Democrats, but ran as an independent.
556:
158:
538:
534:
585:
1821:
1816:
1806:
1801:
520:
1685:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1572:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
686:
497:
1519:
1504:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1943:
1597:
443:
176:
1577:
1567:
1988:
1948:
605:
450:
74:
1435:
144:
1927:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1514:
1509:
1499:
710:
638:
487:
482:
477:
1587:
1582:
1450:
1092:
seat was left vacant. After losing the election in
Calabar, G H H Dwyer was appointed as the Ibibio member.
598:
510:
125:
1298:(who had been elected in the 1940 and 1941 by-elections respectively) when their five-year terms expired.
1428:
117:
151:
104:
87:
1993:
546:
418:
431:
52:
45:
1283:
650:
642:
561:
1466:
1458:
463:
70:
1049:, with the banking, shipping and Calabar seats left vacant. The nine Africans represented
8:
714:
22:
698:
99:
1529:
1215:
1050:
641:
had been held in 1938. However, since the elections, two by-elections had been held;
551:
438:
147:
135:
1054:
92:
579:
188:
1977:
1291:
1255:
1131:
1077:
1058:
1046:
196:
1295:
1139:
1069:
727:
654:
524:
161:
31:
1081:
1073:
1042:
723:
718:
80:
1085:
1062:
1065:
722:
local chiefs, whilst O'Dwyer's heritage (although his mother was an
1453:
682:
626:
1089:
678:
629:
in 1943, with only two of the four elected seats available.
709:
The
Calabar seat was contested for the first time since
701:. The term of the Legislative Council was five years.
1975:
1436:
1316:Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923−1947
606:
685:). The 23 ex officio officials included the
668:. The appointed seats were also refreshed.
1443:
1429:
613:
599:
657:resigned from the Legislative Council.
625:Partial general elections were held in
1976:
1401:
1399:
921:
733:The one Lagos seat was uncontested as
1424:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1017:
938:
806:
749:
1999:1943 elections in the British Empire
1348:
1346:
1396:
1282:By-elections were held in Lagos in
1238:H H W Boyes (Associated Tin Mines)
671:
13:
1984:Parliamentary elections in Nigeria
1382:
1373:
1035:
928:
14:
2010:
1343:
1330:
1452:
1338:The Nigerian Legislative Council
573:
30:
1408:
168:(List of members of the Senate)
1364:
1355:
1321:
1308:
1:
1301:
1230:Nominated commercial members
632:
1277:
517:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
204:List of members of the House
126:National Assembly of Nigeria
7:
704:
664:and the Lagos seat held by
10:
2015:
1147:Nominated African members
905:
878:
862:
845:
740:
1963:State and local elections
1957:
1936:
1910:
1832:
1709:
1596:
1528:
1465:
1270:
1229:
1146:
1120:
1105:
1028:
1018:Registered voters/turnout
1013:
1002:
947:
944:
941:
906:Registered voters/turnout
819:
815:
807:Registered voters/turnout
802:
785:
761:
758:
755:
752:
1989:1943 elections in Africa
1340:, Faber & Faber, p52
973:Gage Hewett Hall O'Dwyer
177:House of Representatives
1710:Gubernatorial elections
1314:Tekena N Tamuno (1966)
730:) counted against him.
645:following the death of
1467:Presidential elections
726:, his father was from
717:ancestry and maternal
535:Diplomatic missions of
451:Local Government Areas
1459:Elections in Nigeria
1318:, Heinemann, pp18−20
1336:Joan Wheare (1949)
1156:John Manga Williams
935:
863:Invalid/blank votes
746:
715:Sierra Leone Creole
105:Federal Parastatals
23:Politics of Nigeria
1142:(elected in 1941)
1134:(elected in 1940)
933:
745:
580:Nigeria portal
1971:
1970:
1275:
1274:
1216:Akinpelu Obisesan
1198:Nathaniel Olusoga
1152:British Cameroons
1051:British Cameroons
1033:
1032:
926:
925:
824:
823:
639:general elections
623:
622:
557:Visa requirements
511:Foreign relations
498:Political parties
470:Recent elections
213:State delegations
2006:
1530:Senate elections
1457:
1456:
1445:
1438:
1431:
1422:
1421:
1415:
1412:
1406:
1403:
1394:
1391:
1380:
1377:
1371:
1368:
1362:
1359:
1353:
1350:
1341:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1319:
1312:
1106:Elected members
1095:
1094:
936:
932:
826:
825:
747:
744:
672:Electoral system
647:Olayinka Alakija
615:
608:
601:
578:
577:
576:
159:Deputy President
148:Godswill Akpabio
34:
18:
17:
2014:
2013:
2009:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2004:
2003:
1994:1943 in Nigeria
1974:
1973:
1972:
1967:
1953:
1932:
1911:Local elections
1906:
1833:State elections
1828:
1705:
1598:House elections
1592:
1524:
1461:
1451:
1449:
1419:
1418:
1413:
1409:
1404:
1397:
1392:
1383:
1378:
1374:
1370:Wheare, pp38−39
1369:
1365:
1360:
1356:
1352:Tamuno, pp33−34
1351:
1344:
1335:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1313:
1309:
1304:
1280:
1271:Source: Wheare
1222:Rivers district
1070:Rivers district
1055:Colony of Lagos
1038:
1036:List of members
931:
929:By constituency
922:Source: Tamuno
743:
707:
674:
666:H. S. A. Thomas
635:
619:
590:
586:Other countries
574:
572:
567:
566:
547:Nationality law
543:
531:
513:
503:
502:
492:
466:
456:
455:
444:State governors
434:
424:
423:
414:
406:
405:
217:
209:
195:Deputy Speaker
192:
182:
172:
155:
141:
131:
120:
110:
109:
93:Kashim Shettima
66:
58:
57:
48:
25:
12:
11:
5:
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1497:
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1487:
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1477:
1471:
1469:
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1462:
1448:
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1440:
1433:
1425:
1417:
1416:
1407:
1395:
1381:
1372:
1363:
1354:
1342:
1329:
1320:
1306:
1305:
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1300:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1252:
1248:
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1232:
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1227:
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1213:
1209:
1208:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1191:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1181:G H H O'Dwyer
1179:
1175:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1163:
1159:
1158:
1153:
1149:
1148:
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1128:
1127:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1099:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1029:Source: Tamuno
1026:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1015:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1000:
999:
996:
993:
990:
989:Otu Bassey Otu
987:
984:
983:
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977:
974:
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968:
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964:
961:
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839:
836:
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822:
821:
820:Source: Tamuno
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476:Parliamentary:
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189:Tajudeen Abbas
181:
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140:
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121:
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112:
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108:
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102:
97:
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88:Vice President
85:
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67:
64:
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60:
59:
56:
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40:
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36:
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27:
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21:
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1289:
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1196:
1193:
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1188:
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1165:T A Ogunbiyi
1164:
1161:
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1125:E. A. Akerele
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735:E. A. Akerele
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46:Constitution
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1393:Tamuno, p72
1379:Wheare, p39
1327:Tamuno, p31
1290:to replace
1225:S B Rhodes
1207:L A Lennon
1189:E N Egbuna
1115:Okon Efiong
992:Independent
976:Independent
960:Independent
956:Okon Efiong
681:and one in
662:Okon Efiong
651:one in 1941
643:one in 1940
562:Visa policy
261:Cross River
118:Legislature
81:Bola Tinubu
1978:Categories
1961:See also:
1302:References
1246:W T Gates
633:Background
539:in Nigeria
65:Government
1278:Aftermath
1256:John Holt
939:Candidate
464:Elections
413:Judiciary
231:Akwa Ibom
145:President
71:President
1173:O Moore
1080:and the
705:Campaign
687:Governor
552:Passport
521:Minister
341:Nasarawa
1860:1960−61
1855:1956−57
1111:Calabar
1101:Member
1072:, the
741:Results
699:deposit
683:Calabar
627:Nigeria
396:Zamfara
371:Plateau
316:Katsina
246:Bayelsa
236:Anambra
226:Adamawa
186:Speaker
100:Cabinet
1235:Mining
1178:Ibibio
1162:Colony
1078:Ibibio
1053:, the
1009:100.00
838:Seats
832:Votes
829:Party
792:100.00
775:100.00
653:after
439:States
386:Taraba
381:Sokoto
376:Rivers
306:Kaduna
301:Jigawa
271:Ebonyi
241:Bauchi
191:(APC)
136:Senate
1251:Lagos
1194:Ijebu
1121:Lagos
1090:Warri
1086:Benin
1059:Ijebu
1003:Total
982:37.24
966:62.24
945:Votes
942:Party
934:Lagos
880:Total
786:Total
759:Seats
753:Votes
750:Party
679:Lagos
346:Niger
336:Lagos
331:Kwara
321:Kebbi
291:Gombe
286:Enugu
281:Ekiti
266:Delta
256:Borno
251:Benue
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1923:1953
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1294:and
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1286:and
1284:1945
1243:Kano
1204:Ondo
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1088:and
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1043:Kano
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649:and
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483:2019
478:2015
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361:Osun
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311:Kano
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