2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi representing Kwara North, Bukola Saraki representing Kwara Central and Simon Ajibola representing Kwara South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview[edit]
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | ACN | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | – | 3 |
Summary[edit]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwara North | Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi | PDP | ||
| Kwara Central | Bukola Saraki | PDP | ||
| Kwara South | Simon Ajibola | PDP |
Results[edit]
Kwara North[edit]
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi won the election, defeating other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Kwara Central[edit]
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Bukola Saraki won the election, defeating other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Bukola Saraki | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Kwara South[edit]
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Simon Ajibola won the election, defeating party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Simon Ajibola | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. April 20, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2021.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET FOR SENATORIAL ELECTION 2011". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Election committee". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.