1979 Nigerian Parliamentary Election
7 July 1979 · The Second Republic · 95 seats
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.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
National Party of Nigeria
36 of 95 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
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| National Party of Nigeria | — | 36 | — | 4,032,329 | 32.8% | — | |
| Unity Party of Nigeria | — | 28 | — | 2,835,362 | 23.0% | — | |
| Nigerian People's Party | — | 16 | — | 2,145,859 | 17.4% | — | |
| Great Nigeria People's Party | — | 8 | — | 1,847,019 | 15.0% | — | |
| People's Redemption Party | — | 7 | — | 1,453,538 | 11.8% | — |