1983 Bendel State gubernatorial election

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1983 Bendel State gubernatorial election
←  1979 August 13, 1983
 
Nominee Samuel Ogbemudia Ambrose Folorunsho Alli
Party NPN UPN
Governor before election

Ambrose Folorunsho Alli
UPN

Elected Governor

Samuel Ogbemudia
NPN

The 1983 Bendel State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. [1] [2] [3] NPN's Samuel Ogbemudia won election for a first term, defeating main opposition UPN candidate, Ambrose Alli, and other party candidates in the contest. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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Electoral system

The Governor of Bendel State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Results

The NPN candidate, Samuel Ogbemudia defeated the Incumbent Governor, UPN's Ambrose Alli to win the contest. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

CandidateParty
Samuel Ogbemudia National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
Ambrose Folorunsho Alli Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
Total

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