1998 Nigerian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 25 April 1998. They were the first since 1992, following a coup in 1993. All parties running in the election were affiliated with the military regime, with all opposition parties banned. Voter turnout was very low, and the election results was annulled by the government. Fresh elections were held the following year.

Results

Senate


Party		Seats
	United Nigeria Congress Party	61
	Democratic Party of Nigeria	9
	Congress for National Consensus	6
	Grassroots Democratic Movement	2
	National Centre Party of Nigeria	2
Total		80

Source: African Elections Database

House of Representatives


Party		Seats
	United Nigeria Congress Party	229
	Democratic Party of Nigeria	39
	Congress for National Consensus	6
	Grassroots Democratic Movement	4
	National Centre Party of Nigeria	4
Total		282

Source: African Elections Database

References

Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database

v t e Elections in Nigeria
Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
House elections	1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Gubernatorial elections	1979 1983 1991 1999 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
State elections	1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 1999 2003 2007 2011 2014 2019 2023
Local elections	1950 1953 2022
Referendums	1959 1961
See also: State and local elections

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