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 edit
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | NRC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary edit
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benue North-West | Iyorchia Ayu | SDP | ||||
| Benue South | Ameh Ebute | SDP | ||||
| Benue North-East | David Iornem | SDP | ||||
Results edit
Benue North-West edit
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 edit
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 edit
The election was won by David Iornem of the Social Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | David Iornem | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| SDP 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