1983 Nigerian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari, who received 48% of the vote.[2][3] His National Party of Nigeria won the parliamentary elections held later in the month.[4]

1983 Nigerian presidential election

← 1979 6 August 1983 1993 →
 
Nominee Shehu Shagari Obafemi Awolowo Nnamdi Azikiwe
Party NPN UPN NPP
Running mate Alex Ekwueme Muhammad Kura Shettima Mustafa[1]
States carried 11 5 2
Popular vote 12,081,471 7,907,209 3,557,113
Percentage 47.51% 31.09% 13.99%

Results by state

President before election

Shehu Shagari
NPN

Elected President

Shehu Shagari
NPN

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Shehu ShagariNational Party of Nigeria12,081,47147.51
Obafemi AwolowoUnity Party of Nigeria7,907,20931.09
Nnamdi AzikiweNigerian People's Party3,557,11313.99
Khalifa Hassan YusufPeople's Redemption Party968,9743.81
Waziri IbrahimGreat Nigeria People's Party643,8062.53
Tunji BraithwaiteNigeria Advance Party271,5241.07
Total25,430,097100.00
Registered voters/turnout65,304,818
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Hart, Christopher (1993). "The Nigerian Elections of 1983". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 63 (3): 401. doi:10.2307/1161428. ISSN 0001-9720.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p716 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. ^ May, Clifford D. (11 August 1989). "NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ELECTED TO A SECOND TERM". New York Times. p. 6.
  4. ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database