1983 Nigerian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria in August 1983. The Senate was elected on 20 August and the House of Representatives on 27 August. The result was a victory for the ruling National Party of Nigeria, which won 60 of the 96 Senate seats and 306 of the 450 House seats.

Results

Senate

Party		Seats	/–
	National Party of Nigeria	60	24
	Unity Party of Nigeria	16	−12
	Nigerian People's Party	12	−4
	People's Redemption Party	5	−2
	Great Nigeria People's Party	2	−6
Vacant		1	–
Total		96	1
Source: IPU

House of Representatives

Party		Seats	/–
	National Party of Nigeria	306	138
	Unity Party of Nigeria	51	−60
	Nigerian People's Party	48	−30
	People's Redemption Party	41	−8
	Great Nigeria People's Party	0	−43
Vacant		4	–
Total		450	1
Source: IPU