The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Denton West representing Rivers South-East, Felix Orobo representing Rivers West and Bennet Birrari representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the National Republican Convention.[1][2]
Overview edit
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | NRC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Summary edit
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers South-East | Denton West | NRC | ||||
| Rivers West | Felix Orobo | NRC | ||||
| Rivers East | Bennet Birrari | NRC | ||||
Results edit
Rivers South-East edit
The election was won by Denton West of the National Republican Convention.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC | Denton West | ||||
| Total votes | |||||
| NRC hold | |||||
Rivers West edit
The election was won by Felix Orobo of the National Republican Convention.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC | Felix Orobo | ||||
| Total votes | |||||
| NRC hold | |||||
Rivers East edit
The election was won by Bennet Birrari of the National Republican Convention.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC | Bennet Birrari | ||||
| Total votes | |||||
| NRC hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "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