2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election
← 2015 23 February 2019[a] 2023 →
All 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria
181 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Femi Gbajabiamila[b] Yakubu Dogara[c]
Party APC PDP
Leader's seat Surulere I Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa
Last election 212 140
Seats before 181 152
Seats after 202 126
Seat change Increase 21 Decrease 26
Speaker before election

Yakubu Dogara
PDP

Elected Speaker

Femi Gbajabiamila
APC

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.

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]


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  1. ^ Akinpelu, Yusuf. "House of Reps retain Doguwa as majority leader". Premium Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Femi Gbajabiamila, Ahmed Idris emerge Speaker, Deputy". Vanguard. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Alhassan Ado Dogowa Emerges Reps Majority Leader". Channels TV. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Ayitogo, Nasir. "Why Gbajabiamila ignored PDP, named Elumelu House Minority Leader". Premium Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ Matazu, Hamisu Kabir; Alkassim, Balarabe (19 February 2021). "House: PDP Lifts Suspension On Minority Leader, 6 Others". Daily Trust. Retrieved 16 October 2021.