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]

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 --
Total12,532,195 95
Source: Nohlen et al.

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 Party 49
Greater Nigerian People's Party 43
Invalid/blank votes --
Total14,941,555100449
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 0-19-829645-2