2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State

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The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election-66
After Election6-6

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected Reps MemberParty
Asa/Ilorin WestMustafa Moshood PDP Razak Olatunde Atunwa APC
Baruten/KaiamaZakari Mohammed PDP Zakari Mohammed APC
Edu/Moro/Patigi Aliyu Ahman-Pategi PDP Aliyu Ahman-Pategi APC
Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-eroAiyedun Olayinka Akeem PDP Olufunke Adedoyin APC
Ilorin East/SouthAli Ahmed PDP Abubakar Amuda-Kannike Garba APC
Offa/Oyun/IfelodunRafiu Adebayo Ibrahim PDP Olayonu Olarinoye Tope APC

Results

Asa/Ilorin West

APC candidate Razak Olatunde Atunwa won the election, defeating other party candidates. [6] [7] [8]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Razak Olatunde Atunwa
APC hold

Baruten/Kaiama

APC candidate Zakari Mohammed won the election, defeating other party candidates. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Zakari Mohammed
APC hold

Edu/Moro/Patigi

APC candidate Aliyu Ahman-Pategi won the election, defeating other party candidates. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Aliyu Ahman-Pategi
APC hold

Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-ero

APC candidate Olufunke Adedoyin won the election, defeating other party candidates. [19] [20] [21] [22]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olufunke Adedoyin
APC hold

Ilorin East/South

APC candidate Abubakar Amuda-Kannike Garba won the election, defeating other party candidates. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Abubakar Amuda-Kannike Garba
APC hold

Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun

APC candidate Olayonu Olarinoye Tope won the election, defeating other party candidates. [29] [30]

2015 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Kwara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olayonu Olarinoye Tope
APC hold

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