2015 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

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2015 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Henry Seriake Dickson Timipre Sylva
Party PDP APC
Running mate Gboribiogha John Jonah Wilberforce Titus Igiri
Popular vote134,99886,852
Governor before election

Henry Seriake Dickson
PDP

Elected Governor

Henry Seriake Dickson
PDP

The 2015 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on December 5, 2015. The PDP nominee Henry Seriake Dickson won the election, defeating Timipre Sylva of the APC. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Henry Seriake Dickson emerged PDP as the sole candidate. [8] He picked Gboribiogha John Jonah as his running mate. Timipre Sylva was the APC candidate with Wilberforce Titus Igiri as his running mate. [9]

Electoral system

The Governor of Bayelsa State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was held on September 24, 2015. Henry Seriake Dickson emerged PDP flag bearer after polling 447 votes as the sole candidate. Henry Seriake Dickson picked Gboribiogha John Jonah as his running mate. [10] [8] [11] [12]

APC primary

The APC primary election was held on September 30, 2015. Timipre Sylva emerged the party's flag bearer after polling 981 votes against 18 other candidates. His closest rival, Godknows Powel, who polled 39 votes while Wallman Agoriba came third with 28 votes. Timipre Sylva picked Wilberforce Titus Igiri as his running mate. [13] [14] [15] [16] [9]

Results

A total number of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [17]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 654,493, while 242,114 voters were accredited. Total number of valid votes was 225,520. Rejected votes were 6,647. [4]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Henry Seriake Dickson People's Democratic Party 134,99860.42
Timipre Sylva All Progressives Congress 86,85238.87
Moses Siasia People's Democratic Movement 1,5720.70
Total223,422100.00
Valid votes223,42297.11
Invalid/blank votes6,6472.89
Total votes230,069100.00
Registered voters/turnout654,49335.15
Source: Channels TV

Candidates and their parties

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bayelsa polls: Dickson ahead, wins in 4 LGs". Vanguard News. December 6, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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