1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

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]}

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 vote 324,463 269,233

Governor before election Paul Obi Nigerian military junta Elected Governor DSP Alamieyeseigha PDP

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]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	324,463	54.46
	Francis Doukpola	All People's Party (APP)	269,233	45.19
	Alliance for Democracy (AD)	2,089	0.35
Total			595,785	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			873,000	–
Source: Nigeria World, IFES[2]