§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the numbers of electors for the North, West and East regions of Nigeria and the Cameroons, respectively; what percentage this is of the possible electorate under adult franchise; the percentage of registered electors in each region who did vote; and the various party strengths finally returned in each region.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe information available at present is set out below.
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§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give the number of electoral offences found in the Nigerian election; and if he will list the numbers for specific offences.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that the information requested is not available.
§ Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give the party strengths in the North Region of Nigeria for the primary elections; and the party strength finally returned.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe great majority of successful candidates at the primary elections had no declared party affiliations. The party strengths of those who declared affiliations were:
Northern Peoples Congress 1,646 National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons 37 Northern Elements Progressive Union 262 Action Group 46 Middle Belt Peoples Party 7 Middle Zone League 144 Bornu Youth Movement 20 Miscellaneous, including tribal unions 56 The party strengths finally returned are set out in the answer to the hon. Member's previous Question.