1956−57 Nigerian regional elections

Regional elections were held in Nigeria in 1956 and 1957. Members of the Western Region Legislative Assembly were elected on 26 May 1956, in eighty districts using the single-member plurality system. Members of the Eastern Region Legislative Assembly were elected on 15 March 1957, in twenty-seven districts using the multiple non-transferable vote.

Results

Eastern Region

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons	2,025,174	63.26	65
	Action Group	344,153	10.75	13
	United National Independence Party	202,478	6.32	5
	Other parties	629,652	19.67	1
Total		3,201,457	100.00	84
Source: Sternberger et al., Mackenzie et al.

Northern Region

Party		Seats
	Northern People's Congress	100
	Other parties	21
Total		121
Source: Sternberger et al., Mackenzie et al.

Western Region

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Action Group	623,826	48.31	48
	National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons	584,556	45.27	32
	Other parties	82,792	6.41	0
Total		1,291,174	100.00	80
Source: Sternberger et al., Mackenzie et al.