HC Deb 02 February 1955 vol 536 cc115-6W
91. Mr. Page

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement upon his recent visit to Nigeria.

NIGERIAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS—ELECTORATES AND NUMBERS VOTING
Northern Region* Eastern Region
A Possible electorate under adult franchise 8,500,000 2,700,000
B Numbers registered in Eastern Region; actual Electorate in Northern Region 4,000,000 902,000
C Percentage (B) of (A) 47 34
D Number of votes cast See Note 563,000
E Percentage (D) of (B) See Note 62
Information for the Western Region and the Cameroons is not available
* Only a small proportion of the electorate in the Northern Region requires to register in order to exercise its vote As voting in the primary elections in the Northern Region was generally by acclamation the actual number of votes cast is not ascertainable

NIGERIAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS—PARTY STRENGTHS
Party Northern Region Eastern Region Western Region Southern Cameroons Lagos
Northern Peoples Congress 80
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons 34 23 1
Action Group 1 3 18 1
Kamerun National Congress 6
United National Independence Party 4
Middle Zone League 3
Middle Belt Peoples Party 1
Nigerian Commoners' Liberal Party 1
Tribal Unions * 6
Independents† 1 1
92 42 42 6 2
* The tribal unions are:—
Tiv Progressive Union 2
Idoma State Union 2
Ipbirra Tribal Union 1
Birom Progressive Union 1
† The independent member from the Eastern Region is listed as Independent N.C.N.C.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

I would refer my hon. Friend to the remarks I made this afternoon on the Second Reading of the Colonial Development and Welfare Bill.