Nigerian parliamentary election, 1992

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 4 July 1992, the first since the 1983 military coup. Only two parties were allowed to contest the elections, which resulted in a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 52 of the 91 Senate seats and 314 of the 593 House seats, despite the National Republican Convention winning more votes.^[1] Voter turnout was only 25%.^[2]

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Republican Convention	8,309,548	52.6	37
Social Democratic Party	7,494,228	47.4	52
Vacant	-	-	2
Total	15,803,776	100	91
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Republican Convention	8,551,080	50.6	275
Social Democratic Party	8,358,791	49.4	314
Vacant	-	-	4
Total	16,909,871	100	593
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Nigeria: Elections in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections in Nigeria

Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

House elections	1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Regional elections	1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 British Cameroons: 1959 1961

Local elections	1950 1953

Referendums	1959 1961

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