Elections to the Legislative Council

Parliament of Sierra Leone

The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are directly elected in multi-member constituencies...

were held in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

 under a new constitution in 1951, though only seven seats were up for direct election.

Results

Although the National Council

National Council of Sierra Leone

The National Council of Sierra Leone was the main opposition party in Sierra Leone in the early 1950s.The organisation was founded by former members of the Sierra Leonean branch of the National Congress of British West Africa around Herbert Bankole-Bright and Isaac Wallace-Johnson in 1950...

 won the most seats, the Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...

 (which won 2 seats) gained the support of the indirectly-elected protectorate representatives and eight paramount chiefs. The National Council therefore became the main opposition, whilst the SLPP's Milton Margai

Milton Margai

Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was a Sierra Leonean politician and the first prime minister of Sierra Leone...

 was appointed Chief Minister in 1953.