Nigerian parliamentary election, 1983

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria in August 1983. The Senate was elected on 20 August and the House of Representatives on 27 August. The result was a victory for the ruling National Party of Nigeria, which won 60 of the 96 Senate seats and 306 of the 450 House seats.^[1]

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
National Party of Nigeria			60	+24
Unity Party of Nigeria			16	-12
Nigerian People's Party			12	-4
People's Redemption Party			5	-2
Greater Nigerian People's Party			2	-6
Vacant	-	-	1	-
Total			96	+1

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
National Party of Nigeria			306	+138
Unity Party of Nigeria			51	-60
Nigerian People's Party			48	-30
People's Redemption Party			41	-8
Greater Nigerian People's Party			0	-43
Vacant	-	-	4	-
Total			450	+1

References

1. ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database