Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election

Elections in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election
Remove ads

The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election was held in all 360 constituencies where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting. Most elections were held on February 23, 2019 with some elections running into February 24 while others had supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2015.

Quick Facts All 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria 181 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

The All Progressives Congress solidified its majority after nearly losing it to defections in 2018. The APC gained a net total of 21 seats compared to the pre-election situation. On the other hand, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party lost a net total of 26 seats compared to the pre-election situation while minor parties dropped six seats collectively, with All Progressives Grand Alliance (9 seats) and the African Democratic Congress (3 seats) emerging the largest two minor parties.

Upon the opening of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Surulere I) was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives while Ahmed Idris Wase (APC-Wase) and Alhassan Doguwa[d] (APC-Tudun Wada/Doguwa) became Deputy House Speaker and House Majority Leader, respectively.[2][3] Gbajabiamila named Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Aniocha/Oshimili) House Minority Leader despite the PDP having nominated Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Obio/Akpor);[4] Elumelu and the other PDP members named by Gbajabiamila as minority leadership were suspended from the PDP and it was not until February 2021 when the suspensions were lifted and party crisis ended.[5]

Remove ads

Results summary and analysis

Summarize
Perspective

Before the 2019 general election, dozens of lawmakers had defected from their original parties leading to a vastly different House compared to swearing-in day in 2015 as the APC barely held onto its legislative majority due to waves of defections. In the results, dozens more lawmakers lost in party primaries or in the general election with notable general election seat flips included several in Kwara State where the Ó Tó Gẹ́ Movement against the Saraki dynasty and the state PDP swept out five all PDP-held seats. In more perceived rebukes of political godfatherism and party switching, the House members that followed Akwa Ibom North-West Senator Godswill Akpabio into the APC all lost while most Kano House members that defected to the PDP along with outgoing Kano Central Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso also lost their seats. Other major stories were rapper Banky W. (MDP) losing in Eti-Osa but winning two polling units and pulling nearly 14%, Speaker Yakubu Dogara (PDP[e]-Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa) winning re-election in his constituency as Senate President and fellow APC-to-PDP defector Bukola Saraki lost his senatorial district, the closeness of longtime House member and Minority Leader Ogor Okuweh's re-election in his Isoko South/Isoko North constituency, and the several seats won by APGA across the Southeast.[6][7]

As is common after Nigerian elections, a swarm of ligation followed the House races with court and tribunal decisions changing results about two dozen constituencies along with thirteen rulings voiding elections and calling reruns in 2020 along with even more supplementary elections for areas with irregularities or technical problems on election day.[8]

202 126 9 11 12
APC PDP APGA Others Vacant
More information Parties, Total ...

Abia State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Adamawa State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...
Remove ads

Akwa Ibom State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Anambra State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Bauchi State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...
Remove ads

Bayelsa State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Benue State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Borno State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...
Remove ads

Cross River State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Delta State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Ebonyi State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Edo State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Ekiti State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Enugu State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Federal Capital Territory

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Gombe State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Imo State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Jigawa State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Kaduna State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Kano State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Katsina State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Kebbi State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Kogi State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Kwara State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Lagos State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Nasarawa State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Niger State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Ogun State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Ondo State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Osun State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Oyo State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Plateau State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Rivers State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Sokoto State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Taraba State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Yobe State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Zamfara State

More information Constituency, Incumbent ...

Notes

  1. Several elections continued into 24 February while others required supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date (Note: supplementary or rerun elections that took place in 2020 are not included in this page).
  2. After the 2018 defection of Speaker Dogara to the PDP, Majority Leader Gbajabiamila became the head of the House APC. After the 9th House was sworn-in with an APC majority, Gbajabiamila was elected Speaker and retained his position leading the House APC.
  3. After his 2018 defection to the PDP, Speaker Dogara became the de facto head of the Senate PDP, outranking Minority Leader Okuweh. After the 9th House was sworn-in with an APC majority, member for Aniocha/Oshimili Ndudi Elumelu was named Minority Leader and thus head of the House PDP.
  4. Doguwa's election as representative was annulled in November 2019, however, he won the ensuing rerun election and thus retained his position as Majority Leader.[1]
  5. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP during their term.
  6. The total number of members of the House is 360, however, member for Ibeju-Lekki Abayomi Ayeola (APC) died prior to the election leaving the pre-election total at 359.
  7. The total number of members of the House is 360, however, elections in multiple constituencies were voided with their reruns called for dates in 2020 leaving the 2019 election total at 348.
  8. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.
  9. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APGA during their term.
  10. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched first to the APC then back to the PDP during their term.
  11. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP then back to the APC during their term.
  12. This member lost the PDP primary, prior to switching to the APC
  13. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched first to the APC then back to the PDP before switching to the APGA during their term.
  14. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the SDP during their term.
  15. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP during their term.
  16. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP then to the ADC during their term.
  17. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the UPP during their term.
  18. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the APM during their term.
  19. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the LP during their term.
  20. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the AA during their term.
  21. This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the ZLP during their term.
  22. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the ADP during their term.
  23. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the ADC during their term.
  24. This House member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to Accord during their term.
  25. This House member was elected as a member of the LP but switched first to the APC then to the PDP during their term.
  26. Prior to the elections, the Rivers APC were barred from contesting due to improper holding of party primaries, thus Wihioka and Pronen could not run for re-election.[36]
  27. The APC originally won all seats in Zamfara; however, a March 2019 Court of Appeal ruling and a subsequent May 2019 Supreme Court ruling disqualified all APC nominees in the state due to the improper and untimely holding of party primaries. APC votes were voided and the wins awarded to the PDP runners-up.[41][42]

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads