1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election
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The 1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Adebayo Adefarati won the election defeating the PDP candidate.[1][2][3][4][5]
Adebayo Adefarati emerged AD candidate.[6][7]
Electoral system
[edit]The Governor of Ondo State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
[edit]AD primary
[edit]The AD primary election was won by Adebayo Adefarati.[8][9]
Results
[edit]The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,333,617. Total number of votes cast was 557,148, while number of valid votes was 544,299. Rejected votes were 12,849.[10][11][12]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebayo Adefarati | AD | 328,053 | 62.64 | |
| People's Democratic Party | 195,682 | 37.36 | ||
| Total | 523,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 523,735 | 97.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,849 | 2.39 | ||
| Total votes | 536,584 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,333,617 | 40.24 | ||
| Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "1999 governors: Where are they now?". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Nigeria in Transition: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2000. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2000. ISBN 978-0-16-061272-5.
- ^ "Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "PDF" (PDF). EISA. 20 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "PDF" (PDF). IFES. 20 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Saliu, Hassan A. (2005). Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. University Press PLC. ISBN 978-978-030-907-7.
- ^ Tracker, Nigerian (22 March 2021). "How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Tell. Tell Communications Limited. 1999.
- ^ "Election results". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Maja-Pearce, Adewale; Organisation (Nigeria), Civil Liberties (1999). From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria. Civil Liberties Organisation. ISBN 978-978-32188-9-5.