2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election

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2019 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

Mudashiru Obasa
APC

Elected Speaker

Mudashiru Obasa
APC

The 2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 2019, 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 all the 40 available seats. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Upon the opening of the 9th 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. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Results

Agege I

APC candidate Mudashiru Obasa won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mudashiru Obasa
APC hold

Agege II

APC candidate Ogundiran Olayinka won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ogundiran Olayinka
APC hold

Amuwo Odofin I

APC candidate Mojisola Alli-Macaulay won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mojisola Alli-Macaulay
APC hold

Amuwo Odofin II

APC candidate Rauf Olawale won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Rauf Olawale
APC hold

Alimosho I

APC candidate Yusuf Adebisi won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yusuf Adebisi
APC hold

Alimosho II

APC candidate Kehinde Joseph won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kehinde Joseph
APC hold

Ajeromi/Ifelodun I

APC candidate Olumoh Lukman won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olumoh Lukman
APC hold

Ajeromi Ifelodun II

APC candidate Olatunji Fatai won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olatunji Fatai
APC hold

Apapa I

APC candidate Mojisola Meranda won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mojisola Meranda
APC hold

Apapa II

APC candidate Olumuyiwa Jimoh won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olumuyiwa Jimoh
APC hold

Badagry I

APC candidate Ibrahim Olanrewaju won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ibrahim Olanrewaju
APC hold

Badagry II

APC candidate Setonji David won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Setonji David
APC hold

Epe I

APC candidate Mustairu Abiodun won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mustairu Abiodun
APC hold

Epe II

APC candidate Ogunkelu Sylvester won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ogunkelu Sylvester
APC hold

Eti Osa I

APC candidate Adams Babatunde won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adams Babatunde
APC hold

Eti Osa II

APC candidate Yishawu Gbolahan won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yishawu Gbolahan
APC hold

Ibeju Lekki I

APC candidate Mojeed Adebola won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Mojeed Adebola
APC hold

Ibeju Lekki II

APC candidate Kazeem Raheem won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Kazeem Raheem
APC hold

Ifako Ijaye I

APC candidate Adewale Temitope won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adewale Temitope
APC hold

Ifako Ijaye II

APC candidate Makinde Rasheed won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Makinde Rasheed
APC hold

Ikeja I

APC candidate Folajimi Mohammed won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Folajimi Mohammed
APC hold

Ikeja II

APC candidate Adedamola Kasunmu won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Adedamola Kasunmu
APC hold

Kosofe I

APC candidate Sanni Babatunde won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Sanni Babatunde
APC hold

Kosofe II

APC candidate Olatunde Braimoh won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olatunde Braimoh
APC hold

Ikorodu I

APC candidate Agunbiade Sanai won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Agunbiade Sanai
APC hold

Ikorodu II

APC candidate Solaja-Saka Nurudeen won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Solaja-Saka Nurudeen
APC hold

Lagos Mainland I

APC candidate Ibrahim Olatunbosun won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ibrahim Olatunbosun
APC hold

Lagos Mainland II

APC candidate Moshood Olanrewaju won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Moshood Olanrewaju
APC hold

Mushin I

APC candidate Akinsanya Nureni won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Akinsanya Nureni
APC hold

Mushin II

APC candidate Saburi Olawale won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Saburi Olawale
APC hold

Ojo I

APC candidate Victor Akande won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Victor Akande
APC hold

Ojo II

APC candidate Tijani Suraju won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Tijani Suraju
APC hold

Lagos Island I

APC candidate Wasiu Sanni won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni
APC hold

Lagos Island II

APC candidate Olanrewaju Afinni won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Olanrewaju Afinni
APC hold

Somolu I

APC candidate Oloworotimi Emmanuel won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Oloworotimi Emmanuel
APC hold

Somolu II

APC candidate Abiru Rotimi won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Abiru Rotimi
APC hold

Surulere I

APC candidate Desmond Elliott won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Desmond Elliott
APC hold

Surulere II

APC candidate Sangodara Mosunmola won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Sangodara Mosunmola
APC hold

Oshodi/Isolo I

APC candidate Sokunwe Hakeem won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Sokunwe Hakeem
APC hold

Oshodi/Isolo II

APC candidate Idumogu Emeka won the election.

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Idumogu Emeka
APC hold

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