1992 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
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The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Denton West representing Rivers South-East, Felix Orobo representing Rivers West and Bennet Birrari representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the National Republican Convention.{{Cite web|title=Elections in Nigeria|url=https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=africanelections.tripod.com}}{{Cite web|title=NIGERIA: parliamentary elections Senate, 1992|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2364_92.htm|access-date=2021-08-24|website=archive.ipu.org}}
Overview
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Summary
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! class="unsortable"| District ! class="unsortable"|Incumbent ! colspan="2"| Party ! class="unsortable"|Elected Senator ! colspan="2"| Party |
| Rivers South-East
| | | | Denton West | style="background:{{party color|National Republican Convention}};"| | NRC |
| Rivers West
| | | | Felix Orobo | style="background:{{party color|National Republican Convention}};"| | NRC |
| Rivers East
| | | | Bennet Birrari | style="background:{{party color|National Republican Convention}};"| | NRC |
Results
= Rivers South-East =
The election was won by Denton West of the National Republican Convention.{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Refworld {{!}} Nigeria: List of senators from 1983 to present|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aadd87.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Refworld|language=en}}
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= Rivers West =
The election was won by Felix Orobo of the National Republican Convention.Voice of Nigeria (9 July 1992) NEC Ratifies National Assembly Election Results, p. 39
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= Rivers East =
The election was won by Bennet Birrari of the National Republican Convention.Africa Research Bulletin (July 1992) Nigeria: National Assembly Elections, pp. 10648-49
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References
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