1958 Ugandan general election

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General elections were held in Uganda between 20 and 24 October 1958. [1] They were the first elections to the Legislative Council, and were boycotted by the Ganda. The result was a victory for the Uganda National Congress, which won five of the ten seats. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Uganda National Congress 161,04230.145
Democratic Party 140,74026.341
United Congress Party10,0951.890
Progressive Party5,2740.990
Independents217,17540.644
Total534,326100.0010
Valid votes534,32699.04
Invalid/blank votes5,1640.96
Total votes539,490100.00
Registered voters/turnout626,04686.17
Source: Sternberger et al. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
  2. ↑ Elections in Uganda African Elections Database


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