Elections for the Local Government Council were held in Nauru in late 1959.Nancy Viviani (1970) Nauru: Phosphate and Political Progress Australian National University Press, p150 Seven of the nine incumbent councillors were re-elected and Hammer DeRoburt was re-elected as Head Chief by the Council.
Background Of the eight constituencies, four of them had contested elections. The nominees in the remaining constituencies won by default. The following is a list of the nominees in the contested constituencies.
ConstituencyNomineesBoe Hammer DeRoburtAdue MosesTamaiti Willie StarBuada Austin BernickeTotouwa DepauneMeneng James AingimeaSimeon BagugaJames Ategan BopElliot HalsteadDibwet JoseUbenide Buraro Robidok DetudamoIdarabwabwin Victor EoaeoJacob DagabwinareDagabo ScottySimpson Scotty
Results ConstituencyElected memberNotesAiwoRaymond GadabuRe-electedAnabarAgoko DoguapeRe-electedAnetanRoy DegoregoreRe-electedBoeHammer DeRoburtRe-electedBuadaAustin BernickeRe-electedMenengJames Ategan BopUbenideBuraro DetudamoVictor EoaeoRe-electedYarenJoseph Detsimea AudoaRe-electedSource: Department of External Territories
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