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.Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database It formed a coalition with the Nigerian People's Party in order to gain a majority.Nigeria Inter-Parliamentary Union Voter turnout was just 30.7% in the House election.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p707
Electoral system Members of both houses were elected using the single-member plurality electoral system. Each State was divided into five districts, each of which elected a Senator. Each State was also allocated a number of seats in the House of Representatives based on its proportion of the population.
Results Senate
Results by state StateNPNUPNNPPGNPPPRPAnambra00500Bauchi50000Bendel14000Benue50000Borno10040Cross River30020Gongola12020Imo00500Kaduna30002Kano00005Kwara32000Lagos05000Niger50000Ogun05000Ondo05000Oyo05000Plateau10400Rivers30200Sokoto50000Source: Oyediran
House of Representatives
By state StateNPNUPNNPPGNPPPRPAnambra302600Bauchi180110Bendel612200Benue180100Borno200220Cross River222040Gongola57180Imo202800Kaduna1912110Kano700039Kwara85010Lagos012000Niger100000Ogun012000Ondo022000Oyo438000Plateau301300Rivers100400Sokoto310060Source: Oyediran
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