The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bayelsa State. David Brigidi representing Bayelsa Central and Melford Okilo representing Bayelsa East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Tupele-Ebi Diffa representing Bayelsa West won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.[1][2][3]

Overview

Affiliation Party Total
PDP AD
Before Election 3
After Election 2 1 3

Summary

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Bayelsa Central David Brigidi PDP
Bayelsa East Melford Okilo PDP
Bayelsa West Tupele-Ebi Diffa AD

Results

Bayelsa Central

The election was won by David Brigidi of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP David Brigidi
Total votes
PDP hold

Bayelsa East

The election was won by Melford Okilo of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Melford Okilo
Total votes
PDP hold

Bayelsa West

The election was won by Tupele-Ebi Diffa of the Alliance for Democracy.[6]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State
Party Candidate Votes %
AD Tupele-Ebi Diffa
Total votes
AD hold

References

  1. ↑ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
  5. ↑ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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