1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. John James Akpan Udo-Edehe representing Cross River North, and Matthew Mbu representing Cross River Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, while Florence Ita Giwa representing Cross River South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | ANPP | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross River North | John James Akpan Udo-Edehe | PDP | ||||
| Cross River Central | Matthew Mbu | PDP | ||||
| Cross River South | Florence Ita Giwa | ANPP | ||||
Results
[edit]Cross River North
[edit]The election was won by John James Akpan Udo-Edehe of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | John James Akpan Udo-Edehe | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Cross River Central
[edit]The election was won by Matthew Mbu of the People's Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Matthew Mbu | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Cross River South
[edit]The election was won by Florence Ita Giwa of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Florence Ita Giwa | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-22.