2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election

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2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
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All 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority party
 
Leader Mudashiru Obasa
Party APC
Leader's seatAgege I
Last election40
Seats after40
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Speaker before election

Adeyemi Ikuforiji
APC

Elected Speaker

Mudashiru Obasa
APC

The 2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election was held on 11 April 2015, to elect members of the Lagos State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 40 seats were up for election in the Lagos State House of Assembly. APC won 32 seats, while PDP won 8 seats. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Upon the opening of the 8th State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa (APC-Agege I) was elected as Speaker of the House while Wasiu Sanni (APC-Lagos Island I) and Agunbiade Sanai (APC-Ikorodu I) became Deputy Speaker and House Leader, respectively. [5] [6]

Results

Badagry I

APC candidate Layode Olanrewaju won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Layode Olanrewaju
APC hold

Apapa II

APC candidate Jimoh Olumuyiwa won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Jimoh Olumuyiwa
APC hold

Apapa I

APC candidate Lawal Mojisola Lasbat won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Lawal Mojisola Lasbat
APC hold

Alimosho I

APC candidate Adebisi Yusuff won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adebisi Yusuff
APC hold

Alimosho II

APC candidate Oduntan Omotayo won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Oduntan Omotayo
APC hold

Agege II

APC candidate Oluyinka Ogundimu won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kehinde Joseph
APC hold

Agege I

APC candidate Mudashiru Obasa won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mudashiru Obasa
APC hold

Ikeja I

APC candidate Folajimi Mohammed won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Folajimi Mohammed
APC hold

Kosofe II

APC candidate Tunde Braimoh won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tunde Braimoh
APC hold

Ikeja II

APC candidate Adedamola Kasumu won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adedamola Kasumu
APC hold

Somolu II

APC candidate Abiru Rotimi Lateef won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Abiru Rotimi Lateef
APC hold

Badagry II

APC candidate Setonji David won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Setonji David
APC hold

Lagos Island II

APC candidate Giwa Sakirudeen won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Giwa Sakirudeen
APC hold

Epe I

APC candidate Tobun Abiodun won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tobun Abiodun
APC hold

Epe II

APC candidate Segun Olulade won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Segun Olulade
APC hold

Eti-Osa I

APC candidate Alimi Kazeem Ademola won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Alimi Kazeem Ademola
APC hold

Eti-Osa II

APC candidate Yisawu Olusegun Gbolahan won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yisawu Olusegun Gbolahan
APC hold

Ibeju/Lekki I

APC candidate Mojeed Fatai won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mojeed Fatai
APC hold

Ibeju/Lekki II

APC candidate Kazeem Raheem Adewale won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kazeem Raheem Adewale
APC hold

Ifako/Ijaye I

APC candidate Dayo Fafunmi won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Dayo Fafunmi
APC hold

Ifako/Ijaye II

APC candidate Makinde Rasheed Lanre won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Makinde Rasheed Lanre
APC hold

Ikorodu I

APC candidate Agunbiade Sanai won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Agunbiade Sanai
APC hold

Ikorodu II

APC candidate Solaja-Saka Nurudeen won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Solaja-Saka Nurudeen
APC hold

Kosofe I

APC candidate Osinowo Sikiru won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Osinowo Sikiru
APC hold

Lagos Island I

APC candidate Wasiu Sanni won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni
APC hold

Lagos Mainland I

APC candidate Adekanye Oladele won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adekanye Oladele
APC hold

Lagos Mainland II

APC candidate Oshun Moshood won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Oshun Moshood
APC hold

Mushin I

APC candidate Tejuoso Funmilayo won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tejuoso Funmilayo
APC hold

Mushin II

APC candidate Olayiwola Olawale won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olayiwola Olawale
APC hold

Ojo II

APC candidate Lanre Ogunyemi won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Lanre Ogunyemi
APC hold

Somolu I

APC candidate Rotimi Olowo won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Rotimi Olowo
APC hold

Surulere I

APC candidate Desmond Elliot won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tijani Suraju
APC hold

Surulere II

PDP candidate Mosunmola Sangodara-Rotimi won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Mosunmola Sangodara-Rotimi
PDP hold

Ajeromi/Ifelodun II

PDP candidate Oluwa Olatunji Fatai won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Oluwa Olatunji Fatai
PDP hold

Ojo I

PDP candidate Olusegun Victor Akande won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Olusegun Victor Akande
PDP hold

Oshodi/Isolo II

PDP candidate Emeka Odimogu won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Emeka Odimogu
PDP hold

Oshodi/Isolo II

PDP candidate Shokunle Hakeem won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Shokunle Hakeem
PDP hold

Amuwo/Odofin II

PDP candidate Hakeem Bello won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Hakeem Bello
PDP hold

Amuwo/Odofin I

PDP candidate Dipo Olorunrinu won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Dipo Olorunrinu
PDP hold

Ajeromi/Ifelodun I

PDP candidate Famakinwa Adedayo Olufemi won the election.

2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Famakinwa Adedayo Olufemi
PDP hold

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  2. ↑ "Ambode inaugurates 8th State Assembly". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mudashiru Obasa elected Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly | Premium Times Nigeria". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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