1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
The Patriots lost their first four games, even after forcing overtime against the Lions and seeing a last-minute field goal attempt against Seattle bounce off the crossbar. In Week 5 Bledsoe was injured, Scott Secules was named the starting quarterback, and won the game with two passing touchdowns passing and one rushing score in the team's 23–21 win over the Cardinals. Scott Secules was then benched after a 28–14 loss to the Oilers.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
Bledsoe started for the Patriots, who however lost seven straight before eking out a 7–2 win against the Bengals (it was the last occurrence until the 2011 Falcons of a team scoring only a safety in an NFL game). This win was followed by a 20–17 win over the Cleveland Browns – coached by Parcells’ longtime assistant Bill Belichick – and a 38–0 massacre of the Indianapolis Colts in brutal windchill.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
The season ended on January 2, 1994, with many in the sellout crowd at Foxboro Stadium believing it would be the final ever game for the New England Patriots before moving to St. Louis. The finale itself became one of the most dramatic games in the club’s history. The Patriots were hosting the Dolphins, who with champion quarterback Dan Marino out for the season after Week Five, had not won since Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys and required a win to make the playoffs.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
The Patriots led 10–7 at halftime and twice stopped the Dolphins on downs, but early in the third a Bledsoe fumble led to a Dolphins field goal. A blocked punt by the Dolphins’ Darrell Malone led to a touchdown by Scott Mitchell to Mark Ingram. The game lead tied or changed five times in the fourth quarter. In the fourth the Dolphins completed a drive ending in a Terry Kirby touchdown run, this despite Andre Tippett's sack of Mitchell for a ten-yard loss – it was the 100th career sack for the future Hall Of Fame linebacker.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
In the final 3:40 Bledsoe drove the Patriots down to a Ben Coates touchdown catch, but the Dolphins forced overtime on a Pete Stoyanovich field goal. In the overtime the Dolphins punted after Chris Slade forced a fumble, then Bledsoe was picked off by J.B. Brown before the Dolphins had to punt again. Vincent Brisby caught a ten-yard pass but fumbled; teammate Leonard Russell recovered the ball and ran 22 yards; Bledsoe then absorbed a Dolphins blitz and launched a 36-yard touchdown to Michael Timpson, ending a wild 33–27 Patriots win. This finished their season at 5–11, but with four straight wins and eliminating the Dolphins from the playoffs as a finale.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
The win over Miami marked only the sixth time that the Pats had defeated a team with a winning record in a span of almost five years dating back to week 1 of 1989.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
As it turned out, the Patriots would not be leaving for the Midwest after all. Despite owner James Orthwein’s best efforts, Foxboro Stadium owner Robert Kraft was unwilling to let the team out of its lease, which ran through the end of the 2001 season.


1993 New England Patriots season, Season summary
An effort by Orthwein to buy his way out of the terms of the lease was rejected outright by Kraft; since Orthwein had intended to relocate the Patriots when he purchased the team from Victor Kiam before the previous season, and Kraft said he would challenge any relocation bid in court, he was left with little choice but to put the team up for sale since he no longer desired to do business in New England. Kraft would make a bid for the franchise that would eventually be accepted, and the Patriots remained in Foxborough.


1993 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1993 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 22nd year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the New England Division.


1993 New Jersey State Senate election
The 1993 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5.


1993 New Jersey State Senate election
The election took place alongside Christine Todd Whitman's election as Governor over incumbent Jim Florio. Republicans defended the large majority they gained in the 1991 landslide elections, though Democrats did win back two of the seats they lost in that election, and picked up a third seat in an upset over incumbent John H. Dorsey.


1993 New Jersey State Senate election
This election featured in the political rises of future Governors Jim McGreevey, who flipped one of the three Democratic gains by defeating Randy Corman, and Chris Christie, who unsuccessfully challenged Senator Dorsey in the Republican primary, possibly undermining Dorsey's re-election campaign.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race for Governor of New Jersey held on November 2, 1993. Incumbent Democratic governor James Florio was narrowly defeated by Republican Christine Todd Whitman following backlash from voters regarding tax increases that had occurred during Florio's tenure.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Primary elections were held on June 8. In the Democratic primary, Governor Florio's only challenger, anti-tax activist John Budzash, was disqualified from the ballot after his signatures were alleged to be invalid. In the Republican primary, former freeholder and 1990 U.S. Senate nominee Christine Todd Whitman defeated W. Cary Edwards and James Wallwork in a three-way race.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
As of 2021, this is the last gubernatorial election in which Passaic and Mercer counties were more Republican than the state overall.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates
Florio was unopposed in the June primary election. Former Howell Township postal worker, John Budzash, originally filed to run against Florio in the primary. Budzash, who switched his party registration from Republican to Democratic one day before the filing deadline, led Hands Across New Jersey, a citizens group that protested the state tax increases. He was removed following a complaint from then-state party chair Raymond Lesniak alleging that many of his petition signatures were invalid.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Candidates, Withdrew
After W. Cary Edwards lost the 1989 primary to Jim Courter and Courter went down in landslide defeat to Jim Florio in the general election, Edwards was seen as the natural favorite for the 1993 nomination. He was a key member of the administration of popular Republican Thomas Kean, first as general counsel and then as state Attorney General. However, his path to the nomination became complicated in 1990, when Christine Todd Whitman nearly pulled off a historic upset of Senator Bill Bradley by campaigning against the Florio tax increase. Her two-point loss endeared her to the party base and made her the leading public advocate of the anti-tax cause.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Candidates, Withdrew
Both candidates ran as moderates in the mold of Governor Kean and both supported access to abortion.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Candidates, Withdrew
The third major candidate to enter the race was former State Senator James Wallwork. He entered the race after both Whitman and Edwards voluntarily admitted to hiring illegal aliens. Stressing his conservatism and business experience as contrasts to both Whitman and Edwars, who campaigned as moderates, Wallwork campaigned on a platform of limited government, reduced spending, and reduced taxes; he vowed to cut $2.2 billion in spending in order to completely reverse "every dime" of the Florio tax increase. He stressed his business experience. His platform included embracing public referenda and initiative provisions, term limits for public offices, and a ban on the common practice of "double-dipping," where politicians held two offices simultaneously.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Campaign
The primary campaign was marked by negative exchanges between the three strongest candidates and Whitman's clear status as the front-runner throughout.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Campaign
Whitman was the favorite in polling by the first debate; her campaign claimed no less than a double-digit lead over both opponents. In the final weeks of the campaign, she ran advertisements presenting herself as a candidate for change but not mentioning her opponents or Governor Florio by name. Edwards attacked both Whitman in Florio in his advertisements, while Wallwork focused on painting Whitman as "liberal" and ran an ad stating that she had voted to raise taxes 17 times as Somerset Freeholder. In the final week of the campaign, Whitman began running negative advertisements as well.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Campaign
A large portion of the campaign was focused on winning over the 522,000 New Jerseyans who had voted for H. Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential campaign. Perot remained popular in the state; on the final weekend of the campaign, he hosted a get-out-the-vote rally which all three candidates attended.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Endorsements
Former Governor Thomas Kean did not make an endorsement in the primary, though Edwards ran advertisements featuring Kean praising his record as Attorney General.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Debates
The three major candidates participated in at least six debates and two mandatory televised debates.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Debates
In the first televised debate in Whippany all three candidates agreed in their opposition to the Florio tax increase but disagreed over how to repeal it. Edwards called for a new popularly elected office of Auditor to evaluate potential budget cuts, while Wallwork and Whitman argued that the powerful line-item veto allowed the Governor to do so immediately. Whitman also attacked Edwards for a nine percent increase in crime during his tenure as Attorney General, a preemptive rebuttal to Edwards's accusations that she was soft on crime.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Debates
The second televised debate was focused on business issues and was less contentious; the candidates mostly agreed on automobile insurance reform, managed health care, unemployment, pollution legislation and sports betting. At one point, during an exchange on unemployment, Edwards accused Whitman of not understanding the plight of the unemployed, saying "At least I have had a job in my life." Whitman demanded an apology for this and an earlier comment in which Edwards, during a two-person debate with Wallwork, said he "resented" running against a woman. Edwards declined to apologize and later accused Whitman of "setting him up." Another disagreement came over private school vouchers; Whitman supported them while Edwards was opposed and Wallwork deferred to a public referendum.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Debates
Two non-televised debates were hosted by Perot supporters under the banner of "United We Stand." All three candidates attended the first but only Edwards and Wallwork attended the second.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Florio had become unpopular following a 1990 $2.8-billion tax increase though he promised not to raise taxes in his successful 1989 campaign. As a result of the tax increase, Republicans were swept into both houses of the Legislature in 1991. A 1990 bill that was signed into law banning assault weapons was used against Florio in advertisements by the National Rifle Association. A proposal by Whitman to cut income taxes by 30% over three years were met with skepticism from voters.


1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, General election, Polling
Polling for the election mostly showed that Florio would be reelected. Polls conducted within a few weeks of the election by The Star-Ledger, The New York Times, the Record of Hackensack, and Rutgers-Eagleton showed Florio besting Whitman by at least eight points. The closest poll near the election was conducted by the Asbury Park Press showing a 38-38 tie with 22% undecided. Undecided and independents tended towards Whitman at the time of the election.


1993 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 1993 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Lobos compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 256.


1993 New Mexico Lobos football team
The team's statistical leaders included Stoney Case with 2,490 passing yards and 84 points scored, Winslow Oliver with 648 rushing yards, and Carl Winston with 766 receiving yards.


1993 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 1993 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Hess, the Aggies compiled a 5–6 record. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.


1993 New Orleans Saints season
The 1993 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 27th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games despite starting the season 5–0. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four years.


1993 New Orleans Saints season
Quarterback Bobby Hebert, who was the Saints' starter from late 1985 through 1992, save for a season-long holdout in 1990, signed as a free agent with the division rival Atlanta Falcons. Wade Wilson, who had fallen out of favor with the Minnesota Vikings after the hiring of coach Dennis Green in 1992, was signed as Hebert's replacement.


1993 New Orleans Saints season
During a loss to the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, fans in the Louisiana Superdome let out a sarcastic cheer when Wilson was injured. The incident enraged coach Jim Mora, who let loose with a tirade during his post-game press conference.


1993 New Orleans Saints season, Offseason, Organizational changes
Jim Finks, the club's president and general manager since January 1986, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April. He was limited to consulting with team officials by telephone since undergoing chemotherapy. During his absence, most of Finks' day-to-day duties were handled by vice president of administration Jim Miller. On July 14, Finks resigned from all his duties to concentrate on the treatment of his illness.


1993 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1993 were appointments by most of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries. They were announced on 30 December 1992 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1993 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Grenada, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize.


1993 New Year Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1993 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1993 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1992 and the beginning of 1993, and were announced on 31 December 1992.


1993 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1993 New York City Comptroller election
The 1993 New York City Comptroller election was held on November 2, 1993. Democratic nominee Alan Hevesi defeated Republican nominee Herman Badillo with 56.00% of the vote.


1993 New York City Marathon
The 1993 New York City Marathon was the 24th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 14. The men's elite race was won by Mexico's Andrés Espinosa in a time of 2:10:04 hours while the women's race was won by Germany's Uta Pippig in 2:26:24.


1993 New York City Marathon
A total of 26,597 runners finished the race, 20,781 men and 5816 women.


1993 New York City mayoral election
The 1993 New York City mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 2. Incumbent Mayor David Dinkins ran for re-election to a second term, but lost in a rematch with Republican Rudy Giuliani.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Dinkins had narrowly defeated Giuliani in the previous election. As in his unsuccessful 1989 campaign, Giuliani also ran on the Liberal Party ballot, while the Conservative Party line was held by activist George Marlin. The city was suffering from a spike in unemployment associated with a nationwide recession, and with a rise in local unemployment rates from 6.7% in 1989 to 11.1% in 1992. Giuliani promised to focus the police department on shutting down petty crimes and nuisances as a way of restoring the quality of life:


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
It's the street tax paid to drunks and panhandlers. It's the squeegee men shaking down the motorist waiting at a light. It's the trash storms, the swirling mass of garbage left by peddlers and panhandlers, and open-air drug bazaars on unclean streets.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Although crime had begun to fall during the Dinkins administration, the city's crime rate was a key issue in the 1993 election, with Dinkins suffering badly from a perception that crime was uncontrolled in the city, possibly because of events such as the Crown Heights riot, as well as the Family Red Apple boycott.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Dinkins and Giuliani never debated during the campaign, unable to agree on how to approach a debate.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Jimmy McMillan, the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, made his first run for political office in this election. In the course of his campaign, McMillan was at one point tied to a tree and doused with gasoline; he would later climb the Brooklyn Bridge and refuse to come down from it unless television stations broadcast his message. He was ultimately disqualified from the ballot for coming 300 petition signatures short of the 7,500 needed to qualify for the general election ballot.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Dinkins was endorsed by The New York Times and Newsday, while Giuliani was endorsed by the New York Post and, in a key switch from 1989, the New York Daily News. Dinkins earned 48.3 percent of the vote, down from 51 percent in 1989. Although he was a moderate with a substantial history of building coalitions and supporting Jewish causes, one factor in Dinkins' loss was his perceived indifference to the plight of the Jewish community during the Crown Heights riot.


1993 New York City mayoral election, History
Another was a strong turnout for Giuliani in Staten Island; a referendum on Staten Island's secession from New York City was placed on the ballot that year by Governor Mario Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Dinkins defeated Giuliani handily in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, but Giuliani's margin in the other two boroughs was large enough to win the election. Giuliani won by a margin of 53,367 votes. He became the first Republican elected Mayor of New York City since John Lindsay in 1965.


1993 New York City mayoral election, Candidates
Rudy Giuliani – Republican Party (WON)David Dinkins (incumbent) – Democratic PartyGeorge J. Marlin – Conservative Party


1993 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 59th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1993. The winners were announced on 15 December 1993 and the awards were given on 16 January 1994.


1993 New York Giants season
The 1993 New York Giants season was the franchise's 69th season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dan Reeves, who immediately released Jeff Hostetler and named Phil Simms as the team's starting quarterback. 1993 turned out to be the final season for both Simms and all-time Giants great linebacker, Lawrence Taylor. This would also turn out to be the first season of Hall-of-Famer Michael Strahan's career.


1993 New York Giants season, Regular season
Simms started all 16 games in 1993, being one of only seven quarterbacks to do so, and led the Giants to a resurgent 11–5 season including a victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs. However, Simms underwent shoulder surgery after the 1992 season to repair a torn labrum. The surgery was successful, and team doctor Russell F. Warren's prognosis for recovery was excellent, and Simms was expected to be ready in time for training camp. However, later during that offseason, Simms was released by the Giants, and subsequently decided to retire.


1993 New York Giants season, Regular season
The Giants offense was coming off a sub-par 1992 season, so Dan Reeves and offensive coordinator George Henshaw added and adjusted schemes. The emphasis remained running the ball as the Full House and Power I formations were installed. Rodney Hampton and Phil Simms both made the pro bowl, each the driving force behind the offense. The Defense returned to its dominant ways; allowing an NFL-best 12.8 points per game, or 205 points all year. Lawrence Taylor would join Simms in retirement after the season, ending an era. The Giants finished the 1993 season first in overall defense and rushing offense.


1993 New York Giants season, Regular season
The Giants played the Dolphins in Miami for the first time on December 5, only the fourth meeting between the clubs since the AFL-NFL merger. New York was scheduled to be the opponent for the Dolphins' first regular season game at Joe Robbie Stadium in 1987, but that game was cancelled by a players' strike.


1993 New York Giants season, Regular season
The Giants qualified for the playoffs on December 12 with a win at Giants Stadium against the Colts, 35 years after the two teams met in "The Greatest Game Ever Played". However in week 18, the Cowboys and Giants met in the Meadowlands to conclude the regular season with huge stakes. The winner would win the NFC East and have home-field advantage as the NFC's #1 seed and have a week off, while the loser would have play an extra week and host a wild card game against the Minnesota Vikings as the NFC's #4 seed. The Giants lost to the Cowboys 16–13 in overtime, making their road to the Super Bowl much harder.


1993 New York Giants season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card Game
A howling, gusting wind dominated the game as both teams could only score with the wind. However, the Giants managed to score two touchdowns, both by running back Rodney Hampton in the third quarter, to pull ahead for good.


1993 New York Giants season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card Game
This was both the first playoff game and the first playoff win for the Giants since Super Bowl XXV.


1993 New York Giants season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff
49ers running back Ricky Watters rushed for 118 yards, caught 5 passes for 46 yards, and scored an NFL playoff record 5 touchdowns as San Francisco crushed the Giants, 44–3. This was the final NFL game for both Giants legends Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms.


1993 New York Jets season
The 1993 New York Jets season was the 34th season for the team and the 24th in the National Football League. After the team had returned from its 1991 playoff season with a 4–12 1992 campaign, the Jets and coach Bruce Coslet looked to get back into the postseason.


1993 New York Jets season
The biggest acquisition for the Jets in the offseason was quarterback Boomer Esiason, whom New York acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals for a draft pick. The Jets also acquired running back Johnny Johnson from the Phoenix Cardinals, and he led the team in both rushing yards and pass receptions (821 yards rushing, 67 receptions). Brad Baxter led the Jets with seven rushing touchdowns and Rob Moore, a third-year receiver, caught passes for 843 yards. Second year tight end Johnny Mitchell caught six touchdown passes for a team high. On defense Jeff Lageman returned from his season-ending injury in 1992 to record 8.5 sacks to pace the defensive line, and defensive back Brian Washington added six interceptions.


1993 New York Jets season
After struggling early by only winning two of their first six games, the Jets began a winning streak by defeating their in-stadium rival New York Giants, 10–6 on Halloween. The streak reached five before the Indianapolis Colts snapped it with a 9–6 defeat of the Jets in Week 14. The Jets won again the next week by defeating the Washington Redskins by a 3–0 score, but lost their remaining three games to finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs. After the season Coslet was fired and assistant Pete Carroll was promoted to head coach.


1993 New York Jets season
In Weeks 13, 14, and 15, the Jets played in games where the winning team did not reach 10 points. The Jets were 2–1 in those three games, with the other victory being a 6–0 win against the New England Patriots in Week 13.


1993 New York Jets season
On the other hand, the Jets did not score more than ten points in five of their last six games, the only exception being a Week 16 loss to the Buffalo Bills, and only scored three total touchdowns in those games (two in the Week 16 loss and one in a Week 15 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys). For the third time in five seasons, the Jets were shut out in their season finale.


1993 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 1993 season was the 32nd regular season for the Mets. The team sought to improve on its 72-90 mark from 1992. Instead, the Mets slid back and for the first time since 1967 lost 100 games. The Mets finished with a 59-103 record, their fifth worst in history, and finished last place in the NL East. They played all of their home games at Shea Stadium. As of 2020, this was the most recent 100-loss season for the Mets.


1993 New York Mets season, Background
The 1993 Mets entered the season after a disappointing 1992 campaign where their major player acquisitions, designed to help the team return to contending for a division title, largely fizzled out. Their biggest acquisition, outfielder Bobby Bonilla, did not perform up to fans' expectations and was frequently booed by the local fans. Pitcher Bret Saberhagen and second baseman Willie Randolph, two more major pickups in the previous offseason, were injured much of the season and largely ineffective.


1993 New York Mets season, Background
One of the few bright spots was Eddie Murray, who led the team with 91 RBI to go along with 16 home runs, but besides he and Bonilla (74 RBI, 19 home runs) no Met reached 50 RBI or 15 home runs. Murray's .261 average led the regulars, who all struggled to record hits; shortstop Dick Schofield, for instance, recorded over 400 plate appearances but could not manage to reach 100 hits. Howard Johnson, the 1991 National League home run and RBI champion, also battled injuries and saw his totals fall off significantly. The pitching staff was not much better off, as Dwight Gooden recorded his worst season as a major leaguer and the team left a hole in its rotation by trading away ace David Cone in August; Sid Fernandez's 14 wins led the team.


1993 New York Mets season, Background
Manager Jeff Torborg, who had come off two consecutive winning seasons with the Chicago White Sox, found himself unable to maintain control of the team. He had a particularly testy relationship with outfielder Vince Coleman, which eventually resulted in the former stolen base king's suspension in September.


1993 New York Mets season, Offseason
The Mets were not as aggressive in pursuing other players as they had been in 1992 but made a splash in a trade, acquiring All-Star shortstop Tony Fernández in a trade with the San Diego Padres. Another significant acquisition was veteran starter Frank Tanana, who had spent the last eight years with the Detroit Tigers and would give the rotation an additional veteran to go with Gooden, Fernandez, and Saberhagen.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season
Once again, trouble courted the Mets in 1993. After Bob Klapisch and John Harper's chronicle of the 1992 season, The Worst Team Money Could Buy, came out early in the season, Bobby Bonilla confronted Klapisch after a game and tried to provoke him into a physical confrontation. In June, Bret Saberhagen filled a Super Soaker water gun with bleach and shot it at reporters in the clubhouse. Vince Coleman once again found himself in trouble when he struck Dwight Gooden with a golf club while swinging it wildly in the clubhouse and injured him.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season
Later in the season, while in the car of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Eric Davis, Coleman tossed a lit firecracker toward a crowd of autograph seekers at Dodger Stadium, injuring three people when it exploded. This proved to be the last straw for the Mets and Coleman; he was placed on administrative leave following the incident and the team later announced that Coleman would not be with the team going forward.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season
After thirty-eight games, the Mets had decided enough was enough and relieved Jeff Torborg of his duties as manager. He became the third straight Mets skipper to be fired before the end of the season, following Davey Johnson and Bud Harrelson. The team then called upon Dallas Green, who had been out of baseball since he was fired by the New York Yankees as their manager during the 1989 season. With the team standing at 13-25, Green recorded only forty-six victories in his abbreviated first campaign and brought the Mets home with the worst record in baseball. The team's poor record also cost second year general manager Al Harazin his job, with the team hiring San Diego Padres general manager Joe McIlvaine to replace him.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season
Despite the poor record, some positives came from the Mets' lineup. Bonilla returned to the All-Star Game and hit a career high 34 home runs. Second baseman Jeff Kent, in his first full year as a starter, added 21 home runs with 80 RBI. Eddie Murray tallied 27 home runs, led the team with a .285 average, and recorded 100 RBI, the first time he had done that since he was with the Baltimore Orioles in 1985. 1993 also saw the debut of Bobby Jones, a rookie who would become a frontline starter for the Mets in the coming years.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season, Anthony Young
One of the stranger stories of the 1993 season was the losing streak recorded by pitcher Anthony Young. After winning his first two decisions of the 1992 season, Young would lose his final fourteen of the year. He picked up right where he left off in 1993, dropping thirteen straight games were he factored into the decision and breaking a record that was held by Boston Braves pitcher Cliff Curtis, who lost 23 straight decisions over the course of the 1910 and 1911 seasons.


1993 New York Mets season, Regular season, Anthony Young
Young's losing streak was snapped at 27 on July 28 against the expansion Florida Marlins. Young allowed an unearned run in the top of the ninth to give the Marlins a 4-3 lead. The Mets scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth against closer Bryan Harvey to win the game 5-4. The win was the only one Young recorded in 1993, and he went on to finish with a team high sixteen losses in thirty-nine appearances with ten starts.


1993 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; OPS = OBP + SLG (On base + slugging percentage)


1993 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1993 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 1993 season was the 91st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 88-74 finishing 7 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for their first winning season since 1988. New York was managed by Buck Showalter. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This would be the last time the Yankees would miss the playoffs until 2008.


1993 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1993 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1993 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
The 1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held to determine the leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party. The leadership was won by Mount Albert MP Helen Clark, who had been Deputy Leader of the party since 1989.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Background
After their heavy defeat in 1990, enough right-wingers (supporters of Rogernomics) held their seats for Mike Moore to remain as leader. Despite a major swing back towards Labour at the November 1993 election, the party did not regain office. Despite the closeness of the margin it was Moore's second consecutive loss as leader, leading many to question his position.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Candidates, Helen Clark
Clark had been Deputy Leader since 1989, first under Geoffrey Palmer, then under Moore. Since 1990 she had been Shadow Minister of Health and Labour. Clark had gained unrivalled influence over the wider Labour Party, but not the parliamentary caucus. In the run up to 1993, Clark and her allies (including former presidents Margaret Wilson and Ruth Dyson) who sat on the candidate selection panel had strategically installed likeminded candidates in nearly all winnable seats. Clark urged them to campaign alongside Moore but be primed to vote against him in the event of any post-election face-off. Clark was particularly critical of Moore for delivering blurred messages during the 1993 campaign and accused him of failing to re-brand Labour as a centre-left party which had jettisoned Rogernomics.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Candidates, Mike Moore
Moore had served as Labour's leader since 1990. In 1993, by vigorously campaigning Moore managed to lead Labour to within two seats of snatching an unlikely victory over National only one term after their rout in 1990. However, Moore was disliked in large sections of the party, particularly among women. He was, unlike Clark, also closely linked with Labour's Rogernomics policies of the 1980s which helped fuel the growth of the Alliance party made up largely of Labour dissidents who were largely credited with splitting the vote enough to lose Labour the cliffhanger 1993 election. New party president Maryan Street asked Moore to step down voluntarily, but he refused forcing an open challenge.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Result
A caucus vote was held on 1 December 1993 where a leadership ballot was moved by David Lange and (to the surprise of most) seconded by Moore. It was passed unanimously and chief whip Jonathan Hunt called for all those seeking the leadership to stand. Moore stood up, followed by Clark who won by seven votes. Now leaving the Deputy-leadership open, David Caygill stood and was elected 23 to 21 over Michael Cullen.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Aftermath
Clark would lead Labour until she resigned in 2008. She went on to lose the next election in 1996, but would then win three consecutively (a record for a Labour leader) in 1999, 2002 and 2005. Moore did not take the loss gracefully and was a constant agitator in Labour's ranks until his retirement in 1999. During that time he was Labour's spokesman on Foreign Affairs and Trade.


1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, Aftermath
A noted critic of Clark's ousting of Moore as Labour leader was former Labour Prime Minister Norman Kirk's widow Ruth, who famously rang a Christchurch talkback radio show in 1993 to voice her fury at the episode. Damien O'Connor (a new MP in 1993) said in 2018 that his decision to support Moore over Clark would set his career back a decade, saying that he was the only one of Labour's 14 newly elected MPs to vote for Moore.


1993 New Zealand NBL season
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1993 New Zealand NBL season
The 1993 NBL season was the 12th season of the National Basketball League. Hutt Valley won the championship in 1993 to claim their second league title. Head coach Jeff Green guided Hutt Valley over Canterbury in the final with Peter Pokai hitting the game-winning jumper. It was a special triumph for Green, who was sensationally sacked by the team early in the season, but brought back with seven games to go.


1993 New Zealand Superclub League
The 1993 Superclub competition was the inaugural season of a nationwide association football club competition in New Zealand. It replaced the New Zealand National Soccer League which had run from 1970 to 1992. The 1993 competition was won by Napier City Rovers over West Auckland side Waitakere City.


1993 New Zealand Superclub League, Structure
The competition was divided into three stages. In the first phase three ten-team regional round-robin leagues were played, with each team playing every other team home and away. The top teams from this stage progressed to a national league; the bottom teams were relegated to lower regional leagues.


1993 New Zealand Superclub League, Structure
The top eight teams (three from the northern and central regions and two from the southern region) then took part in the national league stage, with each team playing every other team once. Finally, the top four teams played a knockout competition to decide the champion. This involved the top two teams from the national league phase playing each other, and third and fourth place also playing each other. The winner of the match between first and second progressed through to the final; the loser of that match met the winner of the other match to decide the other finalist.


1993 New Zealand general election
The 1993 New Zealand general election was held on 6 November 1993 to determine the composition of the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 99 members to the House of Representatives, up from 97 members at the 1990 election. The election was the last general election to use the first-past-the-post electoral system, with all members elected from single-member electorates.


1993 New Zealand general election
The election saw the governing National Party, led by Jim Bolger, win a second term in office, despite a major swing away from National in both seats and votes. The opposition Labour Party, despite a slight drop in their support, managed to make gains in terms of seats. The new Alliance and New Zealand First parties gained significant shares of the vote, but won few seats.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
Before the election, the National Party governed with 64 seats, while the opposition Labour Party held only 29. The 1990 election had been a major victory for the National Party, with the unpopular Fourth Labour Government being decisively defeated. The Labour Party had become unpopular for its ongoing economic reforms, which were based around liberalisation, privatisation, and the removal of tariffs and subsidies. The National Party divided as to the merits of the reforms, with conservatives generally opposed and libertarians generally in favour.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
The party had fought the 1990 election saying that the Labour government's program was too radical, and was being carried out without any thought of the social consequences – Jim Bolger spoke about "the Decent Society", promising a return to a more moderate and balanced platform. Once in government, however, the key Minister of Finance role was taken not by a moderate but by Ruth Richardson, who wished to expand, not end, the economic reforms. Many of the voters who had felt betrayed by Labour's reforms now felt betrayed by the National Party as well. By September 1991, support for National had plummeted to a hitherto unprecedented polling low of 22%.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
The Alliance, the largest "third party", was a broad coalition of five smaller groups – the NewLabour Party (a Labour splinter), the Democrats (a social credit party), the Greens (an environmentalist party), Mana Motuhake (a Māori party), and the Liberal Party (a National splinter). The Alliance held three seats in Parliament – one belonged to Jim Anderton, who had been re-elected under a NewLabour banner in the seat he had formerly held for Labour, while the other two belonged to the National MPs who formed the Liberal Party.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
In its first electoral test, the 1992 by-election in Tamaki, the Alliance had performed well, taking second place. Another smaller group was New Zealand First, a party established by former National MP Winston Peters. Peters had broken with his party after a number of policy disputes with its leadership, and resigned from parliament to contest his seat as an independent. After being overwhelmingly re-elected, Peters established New Zealand First to promote his views. Peters was the party's sole MP.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
Another consequence of dissatisfaction with both major parties was the referendum conducted alongside the 1993 election. The culmination of the larger decade-long New Zealand electoral reform process, the referendum was held following the September 1992 indicative referendum, which saw 85% of voters voting for change from the existing First Past The Post (FPP) system, and 70% choosing the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) as its preferred replacement: a proportional system which would make it easier for smaller parties to win seats. It asked voters to choose whether to keep the existing FPP system or change to MMP, with 53.9% of voters opting to change to MMP.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background
While  National and Labour usually stood candidates in every seat, National was one candidate short as their Southern Maori candidate apparently did not apply in time.


1993 New Zealand general election, Background, MPs retiring in 1993
Four MPs, including three National MPs and one Labour MP, intended to retire at the end of the 43rd Parliament.


1993 New Zealand general election, The election
The election was held on 6 November. 2,321,664 people were registered to vote, and 85.2% turned out. This turnout was almost exactly the same as for the previous election, although slightly less than what would be seen for the following one.


1993 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
Preliminary results based on election night counts saw the country facing its first hung parliament since 1931, with no party gaining the 50 seats required for a majority. The National Party won 49 seats, a drop of 15 from before the election, and Labour had won 46 seats, with the balance of power held with the Alliance and New Zealand First, which won two seats each. This led to Jim Bolger saying on public television, "Bugger the pollsters", as polls had predicted a comfortable National victory. Bolger reacted to the election results by giving a conciliatory speech, while Labour leader Mike Moore delivered a speech later described by political scientist Jack Vowles as "damaging" and "more appropriate for a decisive Labour win than a narrow defeat."


1993 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
On election night result with the two major parties tied, the Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard asked her predecessor Sir David Beattie to form a committee, along with three retired appeal court judges, to decide whom to appoint as prime minister. However National won one more seat and was returned to power when the official count saw the seat of Waitaki swing from Labour to National, giving National 50 seats and Labour 45 seats. Labour's Sir Peter Tapsell agreed to become speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (so that National would not lose a vote in the house). Hence National had a majority of one seat.


1993 New Zealand general election, Summary of results
The 1993–1996 parliamentary term would see a number of defections from both major parties, meaning that National would eventually be forced to make alliances to retain power.


1993 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Party totals
a Increase over Alliance's constituent member parties' (Greens, NewLabour, Democrats and Mana Motuhake) combined vote share in 1990.b Increase of one over Alliance's constituent party, NewLabour's result in 1990.


1993 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results
The table below shows the results of the 1993 general election by electorate:


1993 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Summary of changes
Based on the 1991 New Zealand census, an electoral redistribution was carried out; the last one had been carried out in 1987 based on the previous census in 1986. This resulted in the abolition of nine electorates, and the creation of eleven new electorates. Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, so the new electorates increased the number of the North Island electorates by two. In the South Island, one electorate was abolished (Ashburton), and one electorate was recreated (Rakaia). In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (Eastern Bay of Plenty, Far North, Howick, Matakana, and Wellington-Karori), five electorates were recreated (Franklin, Hauraki, Henderson, Onslow, and Waitakere), and eight electorates were abolished (Bay of Islands, Clevedon, Coromandel, East Cape, Maramarua, Ohariu, Wellington Central, and West Auckland).


1993 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Summary of changes
In many cases an MP from an abolished seat stood for, and was elected to a new one that broadly covered their previous electorate.


1993 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Summary of changes
The seats of Gisborne, Hamilton East, Hamilton West, Hastings, Horowhenua, Invercargill, Lyttelton, Manawatu, Miramar, New Plymouth, Onehunga, Otara, Roskill, Te Atatu, Timaru, Titirangi, Tongariro, Wanganui and West Coast were won from the National Party by Labour challengers. Seventeen of these seats (Gisborne, Hamilton East, Hamilton West, Hastings, Horowhenua, Lyttelton, Manawatu, Miramar, New Plymouth, Onehunga, Otara, Roskill, Te Atatu, Titirangi, Tongariro, Wanganui & the West Coast) had been won by National from Labour in 1990, so were one-term National seats.


1993 New Zealand general election, Post-election events
A number of local by-elections were required due to the resignation of incumbent local body politicians following their election to Parliament:


1993 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1993 New Zealand rugby league season was the 86th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Provincial Championship competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. Canterbury won the Championship by defeating Auckland 36-12 in the Final.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team drew 14-all with the Kangaroos at Mt Smart Stadium. This was the first ever draw between the two countries. They then lost 8–16 at the Palmerston North Showgrounds before finishing the test series by going down 4–16 in Brisbane.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand squad was: Morvin Edwards, Sean Hoppe, Jarrod McCracken, Dave Watson, Daryl Halligan, Tea Ropati, Gary Freeman (C), Se'e Solomona, Duane Mann, Brent Todd, Gary Mercer, Quentin Pongia, Tawera Nikau, Tony Kemp, Brendon Tuuta, Jason Donnelly, Stephen Kearney, Gavin Hill and John Lomax while Howie Tamati was the coach and Richard Bolton was the manager.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand then toured Great Britain and France, beating Wales, Wigan, St Helens, Widnes, Leeds, France and the Great Britain under 23's but losing to Bradford Northern, Castleford and all three tests against Great Britain. The 26-man squad included Peter Edwards, Jason Williams, Whetu Taewa, Blair Harding, Mark Nixon, Iva Ropati, Gene Ngamu, Aaron Whittaker, Brent Stuart, Jason Lowrie, Paul Johnson, Denvour Johnston, Robert Piva, Jason Mackie, Logan Edwards, David Lomax, Simon Angell and the players from the Australian series except for Tony Kemp and Gavin Hill who had taken up contracts in England. This was the first time that no Auckland-based players were in the squad.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Before the test matches a trial match was held. The Howie Tamati coached Possibles defeated the Ken Campbell Probables 16–12 at Carlaw Park on 6 June. The Teams were;Possibles: Peter Edwards, Mike Dorreen, Dave Watson, Craig Innes, Iva Ropati, Tea Ropati, Aaron Whittaker, Se'e Solomona, Denvour Johnston, Brent Stuart, Robert Piva, Brendon Tuuta, Tawera Nikau (C). Bench: Earl Va'a, Mark Woods, Jason Walker, Duane Mann. Probables: Dave Murray, Vae Afoa, Vila Matautia, Jason Gilbert, Whetu Taewa, Mark Nixon, Darryl Beazley, Paul Johnson, Syd Eru, George Mann, Mark Faumuina, Gary Mercer, Jason Mackie. Bench: Maea David, Logan Edwards, Ken McIntosh, George Perham. Dean Clark, Richie Barnett and Simon Angell withdrew from the trial teams due to injury.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis toured Great Britain and, coached by Frank Endacott, they won 11 of their 12 matches. The squad included captain Henry Paul, Peter Lima, Meti Noovao, Gus Malietoa-Brown, David Fatialofa, Willie Swann, Alex Chan, Tevita Vaikona, Danny Lima, Bryan Henare and Joe Vagana.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Māori side played three matches against provincial opposition. During the year the team included Syd Eru, Arnold Lomax, Darryl Beazley, Richie Barnett, Yogi Rogers, Alex Chan, David Lomax, Phil Bergman, Jason Mackie, Blair Harding, David Bailey, Mark Woods and Tukere Barlow.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Wainuiomata Lions represented New Zealand at the World Sevens in Sydney. The squad included Tana Umaga, Maika Felise and David Lomax. Joe Vagana, Peter Lima and Tony Tuimavave were all included in the Western Samoan team.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Canterbury opened their season with a 40–12 defeat of Auckland to defend the Rugby League Cup. They then defeated Wellington and Bay of Plenty to hold the Cup for another season.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship
The Provincial championship included a final for the first time.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship, First Division
For the final Auckland called up several professionals who had recently returned from England; Tawera Nikau, Se'e Solomona, Duane Mann, Tea Ropati, Craig Innes and Iva Ropati. Canterbury only called up Brendon Tuuta for the final. Canterbury won 36-12 in front of a capacity 10,000 fans at the Addington Showgrounds.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship, North Island Second Division
Defending champions Northland again won the North Island Second Division title. The team included Jason Mackie.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship, North Island Second Division
Waikato included Tukere Barlow and Martin Moana and were coached by Cecil Kells.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship, North Island Second Division
Taranaki included Dave Watson. Robert Piva also played for Taranaki in a one-off match against the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Northcote Tigers, coached by Gary Kemble, won the Fox Memorial by defeating the Ron O'Regan coached Te Atatu Roosters 29-10 in the grand final. Northcote also won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership) and pre-season Roope Rooster. The Mt Albert Lions won the Stormont Shield. Northcote included Mark Elia, Ken McIntosh, Don Stewart and Willie Poching, who had transferred from Mt Albert in the off season.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Marist Saints defeated the Hibiscus Coast Raiders 27-16 to win the Sharman Cup while the Glenfield Greyhounds won the Phelan Shield by defeating the Manurewa Marlins 26-12.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Solomon Kiri was the top try scorer, scoring 16 tries for the Mangere East Hawks.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Marist included Willie Swann, Manukau included Hitro Okesene, the Richmond Bulldogs included Paki Tuimavave and Mike Setefano, while Te Atatu included David Bailey, Robbie Paul and Henry Paul. Glenora included Matthew Sturm, Tony Tatupu played for Mt Albert, David Murray and Aaron Lester played for Ellerslie


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
An Auckland Development squad toured Sydney and won all three games. The team was coached by John Ackland included Awen Guttenbeil and Stacey Jones from Pt Chevalier and Frank Watene from Otahuhu.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
After the success of the 1992 Pacific Cup, the Auckland Rugby League hosted a Polynesian rugby league festival at Carlaw Park. Auckland Tonga, who included Willie Wolfgramm and Esau Mann, won the cup, defeating Auckland Māori 16-8. Auckland Māori included Solomon Kiri. An Auckland XIII defeated Auckland American Samoa 40-35 in the plate final.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Upper Hutt Tigers upset the Wainuiomata Lions 30-10 in the final of the Wellington Rugby League competition. Wainuiomata had suffered just one loss in the three rounds of the Appleton Shield.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
David Lomax won the Colin O'Neil best and fairest award.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Upper Hutt were captained by Mark Woods and included Peter Edwards and Syd Eru. Wainuiomata included Earl Va'a, David Lomax and Jason Gilbert. Porirua City included Robert Piva while Petone were coached by James Leuluai and included Paul Howell.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Minor premiers Halswell, coached by Ged Stokes and including captain Glenn Coughlan, Aaron Whittaker and Whetu Taewa, defeated Hornby 8-6 in the final to win the Pat Smith Trophy. Horbny included Marty Crequer, Mark Nixon and Simon Angell.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Whetu Taewa won the Canterbury Rugby League player of the year award.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Takahiwai Warriors, led by player-coach Jason Mackie, won the Northland superleague, defeating the Ngatikahu Sharks 38-10.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Portland Panthers won the Whangarei City & Districts title, by defeating Takahiwai Warriors 24-8 at Jubilee Park, Whangarei.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Hokianga Pioneers, coached by Phil Marsh, won the Bay of Islands title, by defeating the Moerewa Tigers 14-11.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
Ngati Kahu Sharks won the Far North District rugby league championship title, by defeating the Te Paatu Warriors 12-6.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
Tony Tuimavave played for the Kaikohe Lions in the Bay of Islands championship.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Hamilton City Tigers won the 1993 Waikato Rugby League competition, defeating Ngaruawahia 50-10 to complete the season undefeated. The Tigers included Tukere Barlow. The Taniwharau Rugby League Club included Huntly College sixth former Steve Berryman and Huntly South included Martin Moana.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Piako Warriors defeated the Ngongotaha Chiefs 16-14 in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League final. The Waitara Bears completed an undefeated season by demolishing the Coastal Cobras 68-10 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final, the fourth consecutive time the Bears had lifted the title.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Chagan Uawa defeated the Repangaere Eels 12-8 to win the Gisborne-East Coast championship. Defending champions Tamatea retained the Hawke's Bay Rugby League title with a 60-12 win in the grand final over the Taradale Eagles.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Kia Ora, coached by Peter Sixtus, won the Manawatu Rugby League championship by defeating Tainui 38-22 in the grand final.


1993 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Waro-rakau Hornets won the West Coast title after defeating Cobden 22-6.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
The 1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The New Zealand national rugby league team lost a series 0-3 against Great Britain but defeated Wales and France in one-off test matches. They also won games against Wigan, St Helens, Widnes, Leeds and the Great Britain under 23's.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Background
Earlier in 1993, New Zealand had drawn 14-all with the Kangaroos at Mt Smart Stadium. This was the first ever draw between the two countries. They then lost 8-16 at the Palmerston North Showgrounds before finishing the 1993 Trans-Tasman Test series by going down 4-16 in Brisbane.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Background
The New Zealand squad for those matches was: Morvin Edwards, Sean Hoppe, Jarrod McCracken, Dave Watson, Daryl Halligan, Tea Ropati, Gary Freeman (C), Se'e Solomona, Duane Mann, Brent Todd, Gary Mercer, Quentin Pongia, Tawera Nikau, Tony Kemp, Brendon Tuuta, Jason Donnelly, Stephen Kearney, Gavin Hill and John Lomax while Howie Tamati was the coach and Richard Bolton was the manager. All of this squad, with the exception of Gavin Hill and Tony Kemp, were also selected for the tour of Great Britain and France. However, before the tour, they lost McCracken (surgery) and Brent Todd (injury). The Kiwis would also be without goal kicking fullback Matthew Ridge (knee).


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Background
The Frank Endacott-coached Junior Kiwis toured Great Britain at the same time as the senior Kiwis, winning 11 of there 12 matches. Their captain, Henry Paul, was called up from the Junior Kiwis to join the main squad mid-tour.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Squad
This was the first time that no Auckland-based players were in the squad.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Squad
Howie Tamati was the coach and Richard Bolton was the manager.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Fixtures
The New Zealand side played a total of five test matches while on their European tour and one test in New Zealand before leaving.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
The three Great Britain vs New Zealand tests took place at the following venues.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
The Kiwis opened their tour with what was their first test against Wales since the 1975 Rugby League World Cup. That game, won 25-24 by the Welsh, was also played in Swansea but at the St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
A disallowed try in the dying minutes was all that came between Wales pulling off the result of the decade in an exciting clash at Swansea.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
Wales led for much of the first half. Two kicked penalties from Jonathan Davies and a drop goal from John Griffiths gave the impetus and on 27 minutes Davies put in a fantastic 40 yard kick to set up the flying Gareth Cordle to score Wales' first try.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
However New Zealand were kept in the game by a succession of goals from the classy kicker Daryl Harrigan, and when Quentin Pongia punished a rare weak kick from Davies to set up Mackie just before half-time, the Kiwis took a narrow lead.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
Ropati extended the lead to 7 points after the restart before Jiffy's magic took hold on the game again. He kicked a penalty and then repeated the trick of the first half, sending another long kick over the defence to give Cordle his second. Wales smelt victory at 17-16 but almost immediately a lost ball from Devereux allowed Mackie to set up the strong running Sean Hoppe. Both sides exchanged penalties and with a few minutes to go John Devereux took advantage of a hoisted bomb to send Wales into rapture with what they thought was the winning try. Agonisingly for the home side, reserve back Adrian Hadley was correctly ruled offside and Wales' last chance to steal the match was gone.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
A famous victory had eluded Wales; nevertheless they had sent a clear message that they were building up to the World Cup and would be willing to take on anybody.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
New Zealand: Peter Edwards, Whetu Taewa, Jason Williams, Blair Harding, Jason Donnelly, Mark Nixon (c), Aaron Whittaker, Robert Piva, Denvour Johnston, Jason Lowrie, Simon Angell, David Lomax, Logan Edwards. Res - Gary Freeman, Quentin Pongia, Daryl Halligan, Paul Johnson


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
Kiwi forward Quentin Pongia was suspended for one game after being sent off for a high tackle.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
Wigan: Joe Lydon, Jason Robinson, Dean Bell (c), Gary Connolly, Sam Panapa, Frano Botica, Shaun Edwards, Neil Cowie, Martin Hall, Ian Gildart, Denis Betts, Andy Farrell, Phil Clarke. Res - Paul Stevens, Barrie-Jon Mather, Mick Cassidy, Martin Dermott. Coach - John Dorahy


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
New Zealand: Daryl Halligan, Sean Hoppe, Iva Ropati, Whetu Taewa, Jason Williams, Gene Ngamu, Gary Freeman (c), John Lomax, Duane Mann, Brent Stuart, Stephen Kearney, Robert Piva, Jason Mackie. Res - Aaron Whittaker, David Lomax, Jason Donnelly, Jason Lowrie


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Wales Test
Surprisingly, Kiwi coach Howie Tamati elected to have Gene Ngamu kicking the goals despite the presence of 'superboot' Daryl Halligan at fullback in place of Morvin Edwards who was suffering from the flu. The ploy almost backfired as Ngamu only kicked one goal from five attempts. The match was highlighted by Sean Hoppe's 90 metre intercept try in the second half in which he left both Gary Connolly and Sam Panapa in his wake.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, 2nd Test
Martin Offiah's standing as the fastest player in rugby league took a beating during the second half when after making a break, he was unceremoniously bundled into touch after a 40-metre run by Kevin Iro. Offiah, recalled to the Lions test side after missing the first test at Wembley through injury, had a 3-metre head start on the Kiwi centre.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, 3rd Test
Great Britain wrapped up the series 3-0 with a commanding 29-10 win at Headingley in Leeds.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, 3rd Test
After New Zealand lost the second test, and the series, coach Howie Tamati selected Aaron Whittaker at halfback over the incumbent captain, Gary Freeman. After the match Tamati stated "I didn't believe I could win with Gary, it didn't come off but I believe the decision I made gave us a chance, whereas before we had no chance."


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, 3rd Test
The match was highlighted by an 80-metre try to Lions fullback Jonathan Davies.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, France, French Test
The Kiwis restored some pride by defeating France 36-11 in the test in Carcassonne.


1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Aftermath
Frank Endacott was appointed the new New Zealand coach from 1994. The Kiwis were next in Great Britain for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.


1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain
The 1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain was a series of thirteen matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in England, Scotland and Wales from October to December 1993. Twelve of the matches took place in England or Scotland with only the final match against the Barbarians being played in Wales. New Zealand won twelve of their thirteen games, losing only the international match against England – they won the other international against Scotland


1993 Newbury by-election
The 1993 Newbury by-election was triggered by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury, the Conservative Judith Chaplin. The by-election was held on 6 May 1993, and was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with a large swing of 28.4%, and well over twice as many votes as the Conservative candidate. As with the overwhelming majority of UK by-elections, turnout was lower than at the general election, falling from 83% to 71%.


1993 Newbury by-election, Background
The by-election in Newbury was the first by-election of the 1992–1997 parliament, and the first in a string of by-election losses for the Conservative Party who were in their fourth consecutive term of office. Until 1993 the seat had been held by a Conservative MP since 1924.


1993 Newbury by-election, Candidates
Many independent candidates, or candidates from newly formed or minor parties stood in the by-election, with three candidates standing on an anti-Maastricht Treaty platform. Andrew Bannon, a Labour member from Slough stood as a Conservative Candidate in protest at a Conservative member standing as a Labour Candidate in the 1992 general election in Slough.


1993 Newbury by-election, Candidates
All candidates needed since 1985 to win at least 5% of the total votes to retain their deposit, which they must pay to stand for election. Every candidate apart from David Rendel and Julian Davidson lost their deposit, including Labour's Steve Billcliffe.


1993 Newbury by-election, Candidates
The by-election achieved a record of 19 candidates, beating the previous high of seventeen at the 1984 Chesterfield by-election. It remained the longest ballot paper in any Parliamentary election until the 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election.


1993 Newbury by-election, Results
Rendel served as MP until the 2005 general election, when he was defeated by the Conservative candidate Richard Benyon.


1993 Newbury by-election, General election result, 1992
This is the result of the 1992 general election in Newbury.


1993 Newbury by-election, Aftermath
The loss of Newbury marked the beginning of a disastrous run of by-election defeats for John Major's Conservatives, as they went on to lose a further seven contests in seats they had held prior to the next general election in 1997. The result was later described by The Herald  as "a major embarrassment for the Major Government", while Tim Farron would remember it as being "inspirational" for the Liberal Democrats.


1993 Newfoundland general election
The 1993 Newfoundland general election was held on May 3, 1993, to elect members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Crotlieve
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Newry Town
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Slieve Gullion
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Fews
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Mournes
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup
The 1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour and of the WTA Tier II Series of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was held from March 1 to March 15, 1993.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup
The men singles was headlined by World No. 1 Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Michael Chang, Petr Korda, Goran Ivanišević, Andre Agassi and Michael Stich.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup, Notable stories
Stefan Edberg and Andre Agassi lost unexpectedly in the second round to wildcard Richey Reneberg and Marc Rosset respectively. Wayne Ferreira managed to make his first impression in a major tournament, reaching the final.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Guy Forget /  Henri Leconte defeated  Luke Jensen /  Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Rennae Stubbs /  Helena Suková defeated  Ann Grossman /  Patricia Hy 6–3, 6–4


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Steve DeVries and David Macpherson were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Guy Forget and Henri Leconte won the title, defeating Luke Jensen and Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Michael Chang was the defending champion but he lost to Jim Courier in the semi-finals.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Courier won in the final 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 against Wayne Ferreira.


1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


1993 Newsweek Tennis Classic
The 1993 Newsweek Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament was held from July 19 through July 25, 1993. Eighth-seeded Amos Mansdorf won the singles title.


1993 Newsweek Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Byron Black /  Rick Leach defeated  Grant Connell /  Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 7–6


1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.


1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim Line
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist


1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballyclare
1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist


1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Macedon
1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour, 1 x Independent Unionist


1993 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, University
1993: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist


1993 Nichirei International
The 1993 Nichirei International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 21 September through 26 September 1993. Fourth-seeded Amanda Coetzer won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.


1993 Nichirei International, Finals, Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Chanda Rubin defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Linda Harvey-Wild 6–4, 6–1


1993 Nichirei International – Doubles
Mary Joe Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions, but Fernández did not compete this year. White teamed up with Lindsay Davenport and lost in the quarterfinals to tournament winners Lisa Raymond and Chanda Rubin.


1993 Nichirei International – Doubles
Raymond and Rubin won the title by defeating Amanda Coetzer and Linda Harvey-Wild 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


1993 Nichirei International – Singles
Monica Seles was the defending champion, but could not compete this year due to the stabbing received in late April.


1993 Nichirei International – Singles
Amanda Coetzer won the title by defeating Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


1993 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1993 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by first-year head coach Rick Rhoades. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–5 in Southland play to finish tied for fifth place.


1993 Nigerian coup d'état
The 1993 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 17 November 1993 when the Armed Forces, headed by Defence Minister General Sani Abacha, forced Interim President Chief Ernest Shonekan to resign. Shonekan assumed the interim presidency on 26 August 1993, succeeding General Ibrahim Babangida as head of state, in the aftermath of Babangida's annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election.


1993 Nigerian coup d'état
In a nationwide broadcast following the coup, Abacha cited the stagnant nature of Shonekan's government, and him being unable to manage the democratic process in the country as a cause of his resignation. In September 1994, Abacha issued a decree that placed his government above the jurisdiction of the courts, effectively giving him absolute power. Another decree gave him the right to detain anyone for up to three months.


1993 Nigerian coup d'état
Abacha stayed in power until his death on 8 June 1998 at the presidential complex (Aso Villa) in Abuja. He was succeeded by the Chief of the Defence Staff Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar as head of state.


1993 Nigerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993, the first since the 1983 military coup ended the country's Second Republic. The elections were the outcome of a transitional process to civilian rule spearheaded by the military ruler, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB). The unofficial result of the election – though not declared by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) – indicated a victory for Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who defeated Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC).


1993 Nigerian presidential election
The winner of the election was thus never declared as the elections were annulled by IBB, citing electoral irregularities. The annulment led to protests and political unrest, including the resignation of IBB and a weak interim civilian government, and culminated in the continuation of military rule in the country with Sani Abacha ascending to power as the military head of state via a bloodless coup later in the year.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Background
Major General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) came to power on 27 August 1985 through a palace coup which ousted Major General Muhammadu Buhari. In January 1986, Babangida and his Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) initiated a transition process for the return to civilian rule, setting October 1990 as the date for this return. A decree in 1987 established the National Electoral Commission to oversee the electoral process. The IBB government also established the Political Bureau, under the chairmanship of Professor Sam Cookey, to proffer advice on this transition.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Background
The Bureau's 1987 report recommended facilitating political competition to bridge ethnic and religious divides in the country. Babangida proceeded to shift the hand-over date to 1992 stating its necessity for the transfer to civilian rule. Through Decree 25 of 1987, he banned politicians and public officials of the Second Republic from participating in political activities of the Third Republic. In May 1989, Babangida lifted the ban on political parties.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Background
The IBB government during this period foiled coup attempts – one led by Major General Mamman Vatsa in 1987, and another in 1990 led by Major Gideon Orkar. The government was active in creating new states, with the number of states rising from 21 in September 1987 to 30 in September 1991. Local governments also increased, doubling to almost 600 by 1993. The government continued to move the date of the civilian hand-over: at one time set for January 1993, and then 27 August 1993.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
Several parties submitted applications to the NEC following the removal of restrictions on political associations, but only six were deemed by the NEC to meet its requirements. According to the NEC, it could not verify most of the claims of these associations, and they were handicapped by poor organizational structures and finances. However, in October 1989, IBB rejected these selected political parties submitted by the NEC for approval, accusing them of being ethnically and regionally polarized and riddled with factions.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
He went on to form two new parties in December 1989: the National Republican Convention – with right-leaning politics, and the Social Democratic Party – with left-leaning politics. The government provided the initial funding for these parties, though soon after the parties were funded through private sources. The government also provided the parties with office space, comprising 500 locations at national, state and local levels. The military government spent billions of naira on the transition, with NEC receiving a significant portion of this to conduct the elections. The government was also heavily involved in the formulation of party manifestos and constitutions. The government through the Centre for Democratic Studies trained members of the two parties on electoral techniques.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
Local government elections were held in 1987 and 1991, while state government elections for houses of assembly and governorship were held in 1991 and 1992. Presidential primaries for the two parties were held in August and September 1992, but these were cancelled by Babangida citing electoral fraud. The candidates who participated in these primaries were barred from contesting again, and this included prominent figures such as Lt General (rtd.) Shehu Yar’Adua and Adamu Ciroma. During this period, IBB restructured the military government – the AFRC replaced by the National Defence and Security Council. A civilian Transitional Council was created to deal with government administrative and economic tasks. The council was led by Chief Ernest Shonekan – a prominent corporate executive from the south-west region.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
The new nomination process supervised by the NEC involved a knockout contest from the local to the national level, using an open ballot system – Option A4. The nomination process resulted in the emergence of Bashir Tofa, a businessman from the north, and MKO Abiola, a multimillionaire media mogul from the south – both Muslim – as presidential candidates for the NRC and SDP respectively. There was a perception that both candidates had close ties to the military, and therefore their election would not disfavor the military even in a civilian government.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
In the Second Republic, both presidential candidates were involved with the ruling party – the National Party of Nigeria. Abiola had failed to secure the nomination of the NPN for the 1983 presidential elections against Shehu Shagari, the incumbent president. He had only been part of the SDP for a month when he gained the presidential ticket. Though Abiola was widely known throughout the country, Tofa was relatively unknown except in his home state of Kano.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Primaries and nominations
Tofa picked as vice-president Sylvester Ugoh, a Christian from the south-east, thereby creating a regional and religious balance. Abiola also went for regional balance, picking an ex-diplomat and former Chairman of the party from the north-east, Baba Gana Kingibe as his running mate. Abiola's campaign focused on economic issues, and he was a vocal critic of the government's structural adjustment program (SAP). The Babaginda government had commenced the SAP in 1986, and following prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, he imposed austerity measures to ensure fiscal discipline by the state. Tofa, given his party's support of the SAP, was a less vocal critic, and focused on the effective implementation of policies in his campaign. Tofa was perceived to have closer ties with Babangida and the military: he had once suggested Babangida remain president till 2000.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Results
On 10 June, just two days before the election, an organization with ties to the military, Association for a Better Nigeria – led by Chief Arthur Nzeribe – obtained a high court injunction against the holding of the election on the basis of alleged corruption. The chairman of the NEC, Humphrey Nwosu, dismissed the injunction citing the high court's lack of authority on election-related matters. The NEC went ahead to stage the election, which was deemed to be free and fair by observers.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Results
These observers included foreign and local journalists, delegates from the Commonwealth and other international bodies, as well as observers from the Election Monitoring Group (trained by the Centre for Democratic Studies). Voter turnout was low - about 35%. There were administrative and political problems, however no episodes of serious violence were recorded. The NEC began announcing the first batch of election results on 14 June: Abiola won 19 out of 30 states, and the Federal Capital Territory.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Results
He won all the states of the south-west; three of the seven states in the south-east; five of the nine northern states including Kano, Tofa's state; and four out of the seven states in the central middle belt. Of the 6.6 million votes that had been announced, Abiola had received 4.3 million and Tofa 2.3 million. If Abiola had been declared the winner, he would have been at that time the first southerner to be elected as president of Nigeria, breaking through ethno-religious divides having received support from all regions of the country.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Results
The Association for a Better Nigeria obtained another court injunction on 15 June to halt the counting and verification. This time however, the NEC accepted the injunction and announced via Radio Nigeria on 16 June that it was suspending its announcement of the results, indicating it was prohibited by a court order. The final vote was leaked on 18 June by democracy activists defying the law, revealing Abiola won by a 58% majority. On 24 June, IBB announced the annulment of the election, citing the issue of vote buying, as well as the need to protect the country's judiciary. Ahead of the elections, there were suggestions that the military leadership were uneasy about a possible presidency of Abiola and would not accept the result if he had won.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
There were a series of violent protests in July in the south-west region following the annulment. It is estimated that security forces killed over 100 people while quelling riots. The Igbo population in Lagos were also reported to have fled to the eastern region as the tension was palpable. There was international condemnation of the annulment: the United Kingdom, United States and European Union suspended aid to Nigeria, and the Commonwealth condemned the annulment. The military government however accused foreign governments of meddling in its affairs and attempting to destabilize the country. Former military rulers Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari, as well as ten other former generals – as part of the Association for Democracy and Good Governance – issued a joint statement demanding the removal of Babangida from power.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
In the aftermath of the election, the government proscribed or shut down media houses, and arrested journalists. The government issued decrees preventing court cases on the annulled election. NEC's activities were terminated.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
In early August, Abiola flew to London and Washington to seek international support for his presidency – he subsequently returned in 24 September. There was another wave of civil unrest in the south-west, with banks and businesses shutting down. Babangida was pressured by the Defence Council to stick to the handover date, and he therefore resigned on 26 August. The country was ruled by an Interim National Government headed by Ernest Shonekan, with Sani Abacha, a confidant of Babangida, serving as Defence Minister.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
Shonekan set a date for another election in February 1994. However, his position was tenuous. He was named head of the government, but there was ambiguity on whether he also had command of the armed forces as its commander-in-chief. In early November 1993, a Lagos High Court ruled that the decree establishing the interim government was not properly signed – it was signed by Babaginda after his removal from the presidency, thus making the government illegal. The interim government had to contend with a failing economy, with debt and inflation rising and the currency weakened.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
Nigeria was ranked by the World Bank as among the 20 poorest in the world. To revive the economy, Shonekan resumed talks with the IMF and World Bank and the took the unpopular decision to remove subsidies on petroleum products, thereby raising the price by 700%. The Nigerian Labour Congress went on strike over the price increase. However, on 17 November 1993, Abacha toppled the interim government in a palace coup. Abacha dissolved the legislature, as well as the state and local governments, and replaced the elected civilian state governors with military and police officers.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
He also banned all political activities. Abacha established two governing institutions - the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) and Federal Executive Council. Abacha's new cabinet was composed of civilian politicians, including Abiola's running mate Baba Gana Kingibe as Foreign Minister. Abacha proceeded to create a Constitutional Conference for a transition to civilian rule. The conference began on 18 January 1994, though one-third of the delegates for the conference were nominated by the government, and the PRC could veto decisions of the conference.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
Abiola was arrested and charged with treason in June 1994 after he declared himself president and commander-in-chief. Abiola's arrest led to protests and strikes by workers in the petroleum sector, banking sector and academia for nine weeks. The strike by the petroleum sector paralyzed the economy. The Abacha government subsequently arrested union leaders and dismissed civilian members of his cabinet.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
The government in March 1995 announced an alleged coup attempt. Olusegun Obasanjo, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua and Beko Ransome-Kuti were among those secretly tried and either sentenced to death or received lengthy prison sentences. Backlash from the international community resulted in lesser penalties - Yar'dua's death penalty and Obasanjo's life sentence were reduced.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Aftermath
In October 1995, Abacha set a timeframe of three years to hand over power to a civilian government. Sani Abacha died on 8 June 1998; Abiola died a month later while in detention on 7 July 1998.


1993 Nigerian presidential election, Legacy
In 2018 Muhammadu Buhari, now a civilian president of Nigeria under its Fourth Republic, declared 12 June – the date of the annulled 1993 election as the new date for the celebration of Democracy Day. The previous Democracy Day was 29 May, the date of the return to civilian rule in May 1999 following Abacha's regime.


1993 Nigerien parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 14 February 1993. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since independence in 1960, and followed constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year. Although the ruling National Movement for the Development of Society won the most seats (29 of the 83), several opposition parties formed the Alliance of the Forces of Change following the elections, between them controlling 50 seats. Voter turnout was just 32.7%.


1993 Nigerien parliamentary election, Electoral system
Members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 75 were elected from eight multi-member districts based on the seven regions and Niamey using party-list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the Hare quota and largest remainder method. A further eight members representing national minorities were elected in single-member constituencies based on the regions using first-past-the-post voting.


1993 Nigerien parliamentary election, Aftermath
Following the elections,  the Democratic and Social Convention, the Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress, the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally, the Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger and the Union for Democracy and Social Progress all joined the Alliance of the Forces of Change.


1993 Nigerien presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 27 February 1993, with a second round on 27 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They were the first multi-candidate presidential elections held in the country since independence in 1960, following constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year.


1993 Nigerien presidential election
Although Mamadou Tandja of the ruling National Movement for the Development of Society (which had emerged as the largest party in the parliamentary elections) won the most votes in the first round, he lost in the second round to Mahamane Ousmane of the Democratic and Social Convention party. Voter turnout was only 32.5% in the first round and 35.2% in the second.


1993 Nike Tour
The 1993 Nike Tour season was the fourth season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour (now known as the Web.com Tour), and the first season sponsored by Nike. The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1994.


1993 Nike Tour, Schedule
The season ran from February 19 to October 17 and consisted of 30 events. All of the tournament names began with "Nike", e. g. "Nike Yuma Open"; this is eliminated here for brevity.


1993 Nike Tour, Money list
The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1994.


1993 Nike Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1993. The top ten players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1993 earned their PGA Tour card for 1994.


1993 Nike Tour graduates
T = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1995 (finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1995, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1995 (finished outside the top 150).


1993 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 44th season of operation for the league.


1993 Niuean general election
General elections were held in Niue on 27 February 1993. Turnout was 91%.


1993 Niuean general election
Following the election Frank Lui was elected Premier of Niue, defeating incumbent Young Vivian 11–9. John Tofo Funaki was elected Speaker.


1993 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 1993 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 12th through February 14th, 1993 in Aarhus, Denmark. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


1993 Norfolk County Council election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 7 May 1993, coinciding with local elections for county councils in England.


1993 Norfolk County Council election
The Conservatives lost control of the County Council for the first time since it was formed in the 19th century, amid dire results for the party nationally.


1993 Norfolk County Council election
The Council shifted to No Overall Control with the Conservatives winning 34 seats, 13 less than the previous election, their share of the vote decreasing by 6.9%. Labour came second winning 32 seats up 4 on last time with their share of the vote increasing 1.8%. The Liberal Democrats made the biggest gains winning 7 seats and increasing their share of the vote by 8.2%. 2 independents were also elected.


1993 North Alabama Lions football team
The 1993 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 1993 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 61st season of Lions football. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence Alabama. The 1993 team came off an 8–4–1 record and a quarterfinal loss from the previous season. The team was led by coach Bobby Wallace. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Lions defeated the IUP Crimson Hawk 41–34 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.