1992 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State
The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Benue State. Iyorchia Ayu representing Benue North-West, Ameh Ebute representing Benue South and David Iornem representing Benue North-East all won on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.[1][2]
Overview
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | NRC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benue North-West | Iyorchia Ayu | SDP | ||||
| Benue South | Ameh Ebute | SDP | ||||
| Benue North-East | David Iornem | SDP | ||||
Results
Benue North-West
The election was won by Iyorchia Ayu of the Social Democratic Party.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Iyorchia Ayu | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
Benue South
The election was won by Ameh Ebute of the Social Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Ameh Ebute | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
Benue North-East
The election was won by David Iornem of the Social Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | David Iornem | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections Senate, 1992". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: List of senators from 1983 to present". Refworld. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ Voice of Nigeria (9 July 1992) NEC Ratifies National Assembly Election Results, p. 39
- ^ Africa Research Bulletin (July 1992) Nigeria: National Assembly Elections, pp. 10648-49