All Nigeria elections

1992 Nigerian Parliamentary Election

The two-party experiment

4 July 1992 · The aborted Third Republic · 89 seats

Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 4 July 1992, the first time since the 1983 military coup. Only two parties were allowed to contest the elections, which resulted in a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 52 of the 91 Senate seats and 314 of the 593 House seats, despite the National Republican Convention receiving more votes.

Held under Babangida's military transition, with exactly two parties — both created by the regime — permitted to contest.

Prime Minister before

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

Social Democratic Party

52 of 89 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the House of Representatives
Social Democratic Party52
7,494,22847.4%
National Republican Convention37
8,309,54852.6%