2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

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The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Kabir Garba Marafa representing Zamfara Central, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura representing Zamfara North and Ahmad Sani Yerima representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election3
After Election3–3

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Zamfara Central Kabir Garba Marafa APC
Zamfara North Tijjani Yahaya Kaura APC
Zamfara West Ahmad Sani Yerima APC

Results

Zamfara Central

All Progressives Congress candidate Kabir Garba Marafa won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Ibrahim Shehu and other party candidates. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kabir Garba Marafa
PDP Ibrahim Shehu
Total votes
APC hold

Zamfara North

All Progressives Congress candidate Tijjani Yahaya Kaura won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Sahabi Alhaji Yaú and other party candidates. [4] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tijjani Yahaya Kaura
PDP Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
Total votes
APC hold

Zamfara West

All Progressives Congress candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Bello Matawalle and other party candidates. [4] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

2015 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ahmad Sani Yerima
PDP Bello Matawalle
Total votes
APC hold

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The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Zamfara State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

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