2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Suleiman Adokwe representing Nasarawa South and Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Yusuf Musa Nagogo representing Nasarawa North won on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | ANPP | CPC | ||
| Before Election | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| After Election | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasarawa South | Suleiman Adokwe | PDP | Suleiman Adokwe | PDP |
| Nasarawa North | Patricia Akwashiki | ANPP | Yusuf Musa Nagogo | CPC |
| Nasarawa West | Abubakar Sodangi | PDP | Abdullahi Adamu | PDP |
Results
[edit]Nasarawa South
[edit]Peoples Democratic Party candidate Suleiman Adokwe won the election, defeating Congress for Progressive Change candidate Tanko Wanbai and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Suleiman Adokwe | |||
| CPC | Tanko Wanbai | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Nasarawa West
[edit]Peoples Democratic Party candidate Abdullahi Adamu won the election, defeating Congress for Progressive Change candidate Ahmed Abokie and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Abdullahi Adamu | |||
| CPC | Ahmed Abokie | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Nasarawa North
[edit]Congress for Progressive Change candidate Yusuf Musa Nagogo won the election, defeating Peoples Democratic Party candidate Patrick Naomia and other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPC | Yusuf Musa Nagogo | |||
| PDP | Patrick Naomia | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| CPC hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-14.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET NASARAWA STATE SENATORIAL ELECTION 2011". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.