Down Memory Lane Compare the above with 1983 Elections. Use it as a projector for 2015 Elections What do you foresee? Nigerian parliamentary election, 1964 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nigeria portal Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 30 December 1964, although they were not held until 18 March 1965 in some constituencies in Eastern Region, Lagos, and Mid-Western Region due to a boycott in December. The election saw most parties run as part of alliances, the Nigerian National Alliance (the Northern Peoples Congress, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, the Midwest Democratic Front, the Dynamic Party, the Niger Delta Congress, the Lagos State United Front and the Republican Party) and the United Progressive Grand Alliance (the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, Action Group, the Northern Progressive Front, the Kano Peoples Party, theNorthern Elements Progressive Union, the United Middle Belt Congress and the Zamfara Commoners Party). The result was a victory for the Northern Peoples Congress, which won 162 of the 312 seats in the House of Representatives, whilst the NNA held a total of 198 seats. [1] However, the election was marked by manipulation and violence.[2] Results Party Votes % Seats +/- Northern Peoples Congress 2,168,007 37.6 162 +28 National Council of Nigerian Citizens 1,640,700 28.5 84 +3 Nigerian National Democratic Party 870,833 15.1 36 New Action Group 494,730 8.6 21 -52 Northern Progressive Front 258,913 4.5 4 New Midwest Democratic Front 93,161 1.6 0 New Dynamic Party 42,834 0.7 0 New Republican Party 25,831 0.4 0 New Socialist Workers and Farmers Party 20,347 0.4 0 New Niger Delta Congress 17,798 0.3 0 New Independents 128,329 2.2 5 New Total 5,761,483 100 312 -2 Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al.
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