1979 Nigerian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 7 July 1979 for the first time since 1964 to elect a Senate and House of Representatives on 14 July. The result was a victory for the National Party of Nigeria, which won 36 of the 95 Senate seats and 168 of the 449 House seats.[1] It formed a coalition with the Nigerian People's Party in order to gain a majority.[2] Voter turnout was just 30.7% in the House election.[3]

Electoral system

Members of both houses were elected using the single-member plurality electoral system. Each State was divided into five districts, each of which elected a Senator. Each State was also allocated a number of seats in the House of Representatives based on its proportion of the population.[4]

Results

Senate

Party Votes % Seats
National Party of Nigeria4,032,32932.736
Unity Party of Nigeria2,835,36223.028
Nigerian People's Party2,145,85917.416
Greater Nigerian People's Party1,847,01915.08
People's Redemption Party1,453,53811.87
Invalid/blank votes
Total12,532,19595
Source: Nohlen et al.

Results by state

State NPN UPN NPP GNPP PRP
Anambra00500
Bauchi50000
Bendel14000
Benue50000
Borno10040
Cross River30020
Gongola12020
Imo00500
Kaduna30002
Kano00005
Kwara32000
Lagos05000
Niger50000
Ogun05000
Ondo05000
Oyo05000
Plateau10400
Rivers30200
Sokoto50000
Source: Oyediran

House of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
National Party of Nigeria5,325,68035.6168
Unity Party of Nigeria3,691,55324.6111
Nigerian People's Party2,391,27916.078
People's Redemption Party49
Greater Nigerian People's Party43
Invalid/blank votes
Total14,941,555100449
Source: Nohlen et al.

By state

State NPN UPN NPP GNPP PRP
Anambra302600
Bauchi180110
Bendel612200
Benue180100
Borno200220
Cross River222040
Gongola57180
Imo202800
Kaduna1912110
Kano700039
Kwara85010
Lagos012000
Niger100000
Ogun012000
Ondo022000
Oyo438000
Plateau301300
Rivers100400
Sokoto310060
Source: Oyediran

References

  1. Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
  2. Nigeria Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  4. Oyediran, Oyeleye (1981). The Nigerian 1979 elections. Illupeju, Lagos: Macmillan Nigeria. ISBN 0333317858.
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