1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election

1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Bola Tinubu Dapo Sarumi Party AD PDP Running mate Kofoworola Bucknor Popular vote 841,732 184,900

Governor before election Buba Marwa Elected Governor Bola Tinubu AD

The 1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Bola Tinubu won the election defeating the PDP candidate. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Bola Tinubu emerged AD candidate. ^{[6] [7]}

Electoral system

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

Primary election

AD primary

The AD primary election was won by Bola Tinubu. ^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,093,143. Total number of votes cast was 1,184,372, while number of valid votes was 1,149,375. Rejected votes were 34,997. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bola Tinubu	Alliance for Democracy	841,732	81.99
	Dapo Sarumi	People's Democratic Party	184,900	18.01
Total			1,026,632	100.00
Valid votes			1,026,632	96.70
Invalid/blank votes			34,997	3.30
Total votes			1,061,629	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,093,143	25.94
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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12. Maja-Pearce, Adewale; Organisation (Nigeria), Civil Liberties (1999). From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria. Civil Liberties Organisation. ISBN   978-978-32188-9-5.