1983 Bendel State gubernatorial election

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]}

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]}

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

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