2019 Nigerian Senate election

2019 Nigerian Senate election
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All 109 seats in the Senate of Nigeria
55 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Ahmad Lawan[b] Bukola Saraki[d] Ifeanyi Ubah
Party APC PDP YPP
Leader's seat Yobe North Kwara Central
(lost seat) 		Anambra South
Last election 60 48 Did not exist
Seats before 55 48 0
Seats after 63 44[e] 1
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 4 Increase 1
Winning vote share by constituencies
Senate President before election

Bukola Saraki
PDP

Elected Senate President

Ahmad Lawan
APC

The 2019 Nigerian Senate election were held in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators 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 senatorial 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 8 seats compared to the pre-elections situation. The Peoples Democratic Party lost a net total of 4 seats compared to the pre-elections situation, notably with Senate President Bukola Saraki losing in his district of Kwara Central. Minor parties dwindled from 6 seats pre-election to a single seat, with the Young Progressives Party's Ifeanyi Ubah winning Anambra South.

Upon the opening of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, Ahmad Lawan (APC-Yobe North) was elected as President of the Senate while Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta Central) and Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (APC-Kebbi North) became Deputy Senate President and Senate Majority Leader, respectively.[1][2] Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia South) became the Senate Minority Leader.[2][3]


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  1. ^ "Ahmed Lawan Elected As Senate President". Channels TV. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jimoh, Azimazi Momoh (2 July 2019). "Senate announces Principal Officers". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ojoye, Taiwo; Aborisade, Sunday; Nwogu, Success. "Abaribe emerges Senate Minority Leader". The Punch. Retrieved 14 August 2021.