1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election

1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election

January 9, 1999

Nominee Joshua Dariye Party PDP All People's Party (Nigeria) Popular vote 484,280 200,016

Governor before election Fidelis Tapgun SDP Elected Governor Joshua Dariye PDP

The 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Joshua Dariye won the election, defeating the APP candidate.^[1][2][3]

Joshua Dariye emerged PDP candidate.^[4][5]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Joshua Dariye.^[6][7]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,313,603. Total number of votes cast was 753,717, while number of valid votes was 734,741. Rejected votes were 18,976.^[8][9]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Joshua Dariye	People's Democratic Party	484,280	70.77
	All People's Party	200,016	29.23
Total			684,296	100.00
Valid votes			684,296	97.30
Invalid/blank votes			18,976	2.70
Total votes			703,272	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,313,603	53.54
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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