1983 Nigerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari, who won 47.5% of the vote.[1] His National Party of Nigeria had won the parliamentary elections held later in August.[2]
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Shehu Shagari | National Party of Nigeria | 12,081,471 | 47.51 | |
| Obafemi Awolowo | Unity Party of Nigeria | 7,907,209 | 31.09 | |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe | Nigerian People's Party | 3,557,113 | 13.99 | |
| Khalifa Hassan Yusuf | People's Redemption Party | 968,974 | 3.81 | |
| Waziri Ibrahim | Great Nigeria People's Party | 643,806 | 2.53 | |
| Tunji Braithwaite | Nigeria Advance Party | 271,524 | 1.07 | |
| Total | 25,430,097 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 65,304,818 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p716 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
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