1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

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1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election
January 9, 1999 2003  →
 
Nominee DSP Alamieyesiegha Francis Doukpola
Party PDP All People's Party (Nigeria)
Running mate Goodluck Jonathan
Popular vote324,463269,233
Governor before election

Paul Obi
Nigerian military junta

Elected Governor

DSP Alamieyeseigha
PDP

The 1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Francis Doukpola, [1] and two others to become Bayelsa State's first elected governor. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He picked Goodluck Jonathan as his running mate. [1] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Electoral system

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

Results

PDP's DSP Alamieyesiegha emerged winner in the contest. [20] [21] [2] [22] [23] [24]

The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 873,000. However, 897,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state. [2] [25]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha People's Democratic Party (PDP)324,46354.46
Francis Doukpola All People's Party (APP)269,23345.19
Alliance for Democracy (AD)2,0890.35
Total595,785100.00
Registered voters/turnout873,000–
Source: Nigeria World, IFES [2]

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