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1983 Nigerian presidential election
Results by state
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 6 August 1983. The result was a victory for incumbent Shehu Shagari , who received 48% of the vote.[2] [3] His National Party of Nigeria won the parliamentary elections held later in the month.[4]
Results
Candidate Party Votes % Shehu Shagari National Party of Nigeria 12,081,471 47.51 Obafemi Awolowo Unity Party of Nigeria 7,907,209 31.09 Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigerian People's Party 3,557,113 13.99 Khalifa Hassan Yusuf People's Redemption Party 968,974 3.81 Waziri Ibrahim Great Nigeria People's Party 643,806 2.53 Tunji Braithwaite Nigeria Advance Party 271,524 1.07 Total 25,430,097 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 65,304,818 - Source: Nohlen et al.
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