Pre-Independence Nigerian Constitutions

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1914 Amalgamation

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Unification of Northern and Southern Nigeria

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Clifford Constitution

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1922, introduced the elective principle

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Elective Principle

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First in Nigeria, 1922

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Legislative Council

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Established by the Clifford Constitution

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1922 Franchise

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Limited to Lagos and Calabar

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Arthur Richards

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Governor, 1943–1948

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Richards Constitution

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1946: regionalism introduced

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Regionalism

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Division into regions, 1946

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Macpherson Constitution

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1951: more regional autonomy

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1951 Regional Assemblies

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Created by the Macpherson Constitution