Nigerian parliamentary election, 1979

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 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 0-19-829645-2