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1983 Nigerian presidential election|
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Results by state |
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Presidential elections were held in
Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent
Shehu Shagari, who received 48% of the vote.
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[3] His
National Party of Nigeria won the
parliamentary elections held later in the month.
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Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Shehu Shagari |
National Party of Nigeria | 12,081,471 | 47.51 |
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Obafemi Awolowo |
Unity Party of Nigeria | 7,907,209 | 31.09 |
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Nnamdi Azikiwe |
Nigerian People's Party | 3,557,113 | 13.99 |
| Khalifa Hassan Yusuf |
People's Redemption Party | 968,974 | 3.81 |
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Waziri Ibrahim |
Great Nigeria People's Party | 643,806 | 2.53 |
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Tunji Braithwaite |
Nigeria Advance Party | 271,524 | 1.07 |
Total | 25,430,097 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 65,304,818 | – |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
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