1958 Ugandan general election

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General elections were held in Uganda between 20 and 24 October 1958. 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.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Uganda National Congress	161,042	30.14	5
	Democratic Party	140,740	26.34	1
	United Congress Party	10,095	1.89	0
	Progressive Party	5,274	0.99	0
	Independents	217,175	40.64	4
Total		534,326	100.00	10

Valid votes		534,326	99.04
Invalid/blank votes		5,164	0.96
Total votes		539,490	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		626,046	86.17
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2325
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