1999 Edo State gubernatorial election

1999 Edo State gubernatorial election
← 1991 9 January 1999 2003 →
 
Nominee Lucky Igbinedion Lucky Imasuen
Party PDP APP
Popular vote 556,871 249,688
Governor before election

John Odigie Oyegun
SDP

Elected Governor

Lucky Igbinedion
PDP

The 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The PDP nominee Lucky Igbinedion won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Lucky Imasuen.[1][2][3][4]

Lucky Igbinedion emerged PDP candidate.[5][6][7][8]

Electoral system

The Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Lucky Igbinedion.[9][10]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,414,511. Total number of votes cast was 827,563, while number of valid votes was 815,554. Rejected votes were 12,009.[11][12][13]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lucky IgbinedionPeople's Democratic Party556,87169.04
Lucky ImasuenAll People's Party249,68830.96
Total806,559100.00
Valid votes806,55998.53
Invalid/blank votes12,0091.47
Total votes818,568100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,414,51157.87
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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  2. ^ Nigeria in Transition: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2000. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2000. ISBN 978-0-16-061272-5.
  3. ^ "Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ Ebegbulem, Simon (28 May 2010). "11 years of democracy: How have the States fared?". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ "PDF" (PDF). EISA. 20 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ "PDF" (PDF). IFES. 20 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ Saliu, Hassan A. (2005). Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. University Press PLC. ISBN 978-978-030-907-7.
  10. ^ Tracker, Nigerian (22 March 2021). "How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ^ Tell. Tell Communications Limited. 1999.
  12. ^ "Election results". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ Maja-Pearce, Adewale; Organisation (Nigeria), Civil Liberties (1999). From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria. Civil Liberties Organisation. ISBN 978-978-32188-9-5.


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