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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 Bukola Saraki 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 1 Seat change 8 4 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. Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia South) became the Senate Minority Leader.

Results summary and analysis

As the APC strengthened its hold on the Red Chamber, 44 seats flipped from one party to another with two dozen lawmakers losing re-election. Notable flips included all three seats in Kwara State where Senate President and APC-turned-PDP Kwara Central Senator Bukola Saraki lost his first election amidst the Ó Tó Gẹ́ Movement against the Saraki dynasty and the state PDP. In more perceived rebukes of political godfatherism and party switching, PDP-turned-APC former Senate Minority Leader and Akwa Ibom North-West Senator Godswill Akpabio lost while all three Kano PDP candidates lost after outgoing Kano Central Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso defected from the APC to the PDP. Other major stories were the losses of other prominent senators: Binta Masi Garba (APC-Adamawa North), Victor Umeh (APGA-Anambra Central), Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba (APC-Anambra South), Isah Misau (PDP-Bauchi Central), Barnabas Andyar Gemade (SDP-Benue North-East), George Akume (APC-Benue North-West), Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (PDP-Kaduna North), and Shehu Sani (PRP-Kaduna Central).

As is common after Nigerian elections, a swarm of ligation followed the senatorial races with court and tribunal decisions changing results in the districts of Ekiti South, Niger East, and Sokoto South along with one ruling changing all three Zamfara elections and a rerun election being called in Kogi West. The Akwa Ibom North-West election was also annulled, albeit only in certain polling units, and a 2020 supplementary election held which confirmed Akpabio's loss. Prior to the elections, all Rivers State APC nominees were disqualified barring two incumbent senators running for reelection from contesting.

Parties											Total
			APC	PDP	YPP	ADC	APGA	PRP	SDP	LP
Last election (2015)			60	48	—	0	0	0	0	1	109
Before these elections			55	48	0	3	1	1	1	0	109
	Results
	Incumbent retired		13	13	—	1	0	0	0	—	27
		Held by same party	7	4	—	0	—	—	—	—	11
		Replaced by other party	1 ADC senator replaced by 1 APC senator 9 PDP senators replaced by 9 APC senators 6 APC senators replaced by 6 PDP senators								16
		Result	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
	Incumbent lost renomination		8	3	—	0	0	0	0	—	11
		Held by same party	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
		Replaced by other party	1 PDP senator replaced by 1 APC senator 1 APC senator replaced by 1 PDP senator								2
		Result	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
	Incumbent disqualified		3	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	3
		Held by same party	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
		Replaced by other party	3 APC senators replaced by 3 PDP senators								3
		Result	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
	Incumbent renominated		31	32	—	2	1	1	1	—	68
		Won re-election	24	20	—	0	0	0	0	—	44
		Lost re-election	1 ADC senator replaced by 1 APC senator 12 PDP senators replaced by 12 APC senators 1 PRP senator replaced by 1 APC senator 1 ADC senator replaced by 1 PDP senator 5 APC senators replaced by 5 PDP senators 1 APGA senator replaced by 1 PDP senator 1 SDP senator replaced by 1 PDP senator 1 APC senator replaced by 1 YPP senator							—	24
		Result	38	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	68
Result			63	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	108

Abia State

Adamawa State

Akwa Ibom State

Anambra State

Bauchi State

Bayelsa State

Benue State

Borno State

Cross River State

Delta State

Ebonyi State

Edo State

Ekiti State

Enugu State

Federal Capital Territory

Gombe State

Imo State

Jigawa State

Kaduna State

Kano State

Katsina State

Kebbi State

Kogi State

Kwara State

Lagos State

Nasarawa State

Niger State

Ogun State

Ondo State

Osun State

Oyo State

Plateau State

Rivers State

Sokoto State

Taraba State

Yobe State

Zamfara State

Notes

1. Several elections continued into February 24 while others required supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date.
2. After the 2018 defection of Senate President and Kwara Central Senator Saraki to the PDP, Majority Leader Lawan became the head of the Senate APC. After the 9th Senate was sworn-in with an APC majority, Lawan was elected Senate President and retained his position leading the Senate APC.
3. ^ Adebayo Clement Adeyeye of the APC was originally elected Senator and was sworn in alongside other senators in June. However, a September 2019 National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal ruling and a subsequent Court of Appeal awarded the win to incumbent PDP Senator and runner-up Abiodun Olujimi; she took office in November 2019.
4. After his 2018 defection to the PDP, Saraki became the de facto head of the Senate PDP, outranking Minority Leader and Ekiti South Senator Olujimi. After both Saraki and Olujimi lost their seats and the 9th Senate was sworn-in with an APC majority, Abia South Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe was elected Minority Leader and thus head of the Senate PDP.
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7. ^ This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.
8. ^ This senator was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP during their term.
9. ^ This senator was elected as a member of the APC but switched first to the PDP before switching to the SDP during their term.
10. ^ This senator was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PRP during their term.
11. ^ Disputes over the Niger East APC nomination led the Abuja Division of the High Court to rule that Musa was the nominee in February 2019; due to this ruling, his name was printed on ballots. However, incumbent David Umaru was sworn in alongside other senators in June after a Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's decision and ruled Umaru the legitimate APC nominee. Finally, a June 2019 Supreme Court ruling awarded the primary win to Musa and he took office in July 2019.
12. ^ Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal of the APC was originally elected Senator and was sworn in alongside other senators in June. However, an October 2019 Court of Appeal ruling awarded the win to incumbent PDP Senator and runner-up Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba; he took office in November 2019.
13. ^ The APC originally won all three Zamfara senate seats; 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. The wins were awarded to the PDP runners-up.
14. ^ Prior to the elections, the Rivers APC were barred from contesting due to improper holding of party primaries, thus Ideozu and Uchendu could not run for re-election.
15. The total number of members of the Senate is 109, however, the election in Akwa Ibom North-West was partially voided with its supplementary election called for a date in 2020 leaving the 2019 election total at 108.
16. ^ This senator was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the ADC during their term.
17. This senator was elected as a member of the LP but switched to the APC during their term.
18. Due to disputes over alleged electoral irregularities, Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019.
19. Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.

References

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17. "Appeal Court nullifies Zamfara APC primary elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
18. "Supreme Court Sacks Zamfara APC Candidates, Says Party Held No Primaries". Channels TV. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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