1958 Ugandan general election

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.