2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Bayelsa State

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The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Bayelsa State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election-55
After Election-55

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected Reps MemberParty
Brass/NembeJephthah Foingha PDP Jephthah Foingha PDP
OgbiaAgbedi Fredrick PDP Sodaguno Festus Omoni PDP
Sagbama/Ekeremor Henry Seriake Dickson PDP Agbedi Fredrick PDP
Suthern IjawHenry Aladeinyefa Daniel-Ofongo PDP Henry Aladeinyefa Daniel-Ofongo PDP
Yenagoa/Kolokuna/OpokumaWarman Weri Ogoriba PDP Douye Diri PDP

Results

Brass/Nembe

PDP candidate Jephthah Foingha won the election, defeating other party candidates. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Bayelsa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Jephthah Foingha
PDP hold

Ogbia

PDP candidate Sodaguno Festus Omoni won the election, defeating other party candidates. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Bayelsa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Sodaguno Festus Omoni
PDP hold

Sagbama/Ekeremor

PDP candidate Fred Agbedi won the election, defeating other party candidates. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Bayelsa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Fred Agbedi
PDP hold

Southern Ijaw

PDP candidate Henry Aladeinyefa Daniel-Ofongo won the election, defeating other party candidates. [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Bayelsa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Henry Aladeinyefa Daniel-Ofongo
PDP hold

Yenagoa/Kolokuna/Opokuma

PDP candidate Douye Diri won the election, defeating other party candidates. [39] [40] [41]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Bayelsa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Douye Diri
PDP hold

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