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]
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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 Nigeria | 4,032,329 | 32.7 | 36 |
| Unity Party of Nigeria | 2,835,362 | 23.0 | 28 |
| Nigerian People's Party | 2,145,859 | 17.4 | 16 |
| Greater Nigerian People's Party | 1,847,019 | 15.0 | 8 |
| People's Redemption Party | 1,453,538 | 11.8 | 7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 12,532,195 | 95 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
Results by state
| State | NPN | UPN | NPP | GNPP | PRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anambra | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bendel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cross River | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gongola | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Imo | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaduna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kwara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lagos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogun | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondo | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oyo | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plateau | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sokoto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Oyediran | |||||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Party of Nigeria | 5,325,680 | 35.6 | 168 |
| Unity Party of Nigeria | 3,691,553 | 24.6 | 111 |
| Nigerian People's Party | 2,391,279 | 16.0 | 78 |
| People's Redemption Party | 49 | ||
| Greater Nigerian People's Party | 43 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 14,941,555 | 100 | 449 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
- Nigeria Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Oyediran, Oyeleye (1981). The Nigerian 1979 elections. Illupeju, Lagos: Macmillan Nigeria. ISBN 0333317858.
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