1938 Nigerian Parliamentary Election
1938 · The Legislative Council · 3 seats
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 Lagos and one in Calabar).
A Legislative Council election of the colonial era: only four seats (Lagos and Calabar) were elected, on a propertied male franchise of a few thousand, in a chamber dominated by appointed members.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Nigerian Youth Movement
3 of 3 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Nigerian Youth Movement | — | 3 | — | 1,506 | 64.8% | — |