1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. Maina Maaji Lawan representing Borno North and Abubakar Mahdi representing Borno South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Ali Modu Sheriff representing Borno Central won on the platform of the 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borno North | Maina Maaji Lawan | PDP | ||||
| Borno South | Abubakar Mahdi | PDP | ||||
| Borno Central | Ali Modu Sheriff | ANPP | ||||
Results
[edit]Borno North
[edit]The election was won by Maina Maaji Lawan of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Maina Maaji Lawan | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Borno South
[edit]The election was won by Abubakar Mahdi of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Abubakar Mahdi | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Borno Central
[edit]The election was won by Ali Modu Sheriff of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Ali Modu Sheriff | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.