Ugandan general election, 1958

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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

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Uganda National Congress	161,042	30.1	5
Democratic Party	140,740	26.3	1
United Congress Party	10,095	1.9	0
Progressive Party	5,274	1.0	0
Independents	217,175	40.6	4
Invalid/blank votes	5,164	−	−
Total	539,490	100	10
Registered voters/turnout	626,046	86.2	−
Source: Sternberger et al.^[1]

References

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

Elections and referendums in Uganda

Presidential elections	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1958 1961 1962 1980 1989 1994 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	2000 2005

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