Nigerian parliamentary election, 1979

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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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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

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

  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 0198296452
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