2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Zamfara State

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The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Zamfara State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Zamfara State, Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress won all seats but the Supreme Court nullified the elections of all the candidates of the APC in the elections. The court ruled that the APC did not conduct valid primaries in the build-up to the elections. A unanimous judgement by a five-member panel of Judges decided that the party had no valid candidate and cannot be said to have won the general elections. [1]

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election707
After Election077

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected RepParty
Anka/Talata/MafaraLawali Hassan Anka APC Kabiru Yahaya PDP
Bakura/MaradunYahaya Chado Gora APC Ahmed Bakura Muhammad PDP
Bungudu/MaruAbdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu APC Shehu Ahmed PDP
Gunmi/BukkuyumMu'azu Lawal APC Sulaiman Gumi Abubakar PDP
Gusau/TsafeIsah Ibrahim APC Kabiru Amadu PDP
Kaura Namoda/Birnin MagajiAminu Sani-Jaji APC Sani Umar Dan-Galadima PDP
Shinkafi/ZurmiAbubakar Husaini Moriki APC Bello Shinkafi PDP

Results

Anka/Talata/Mafara

A total of 16 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Kabiru Yahaya won the election. APC candidate Ahmad Anka won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Yahaya received 69.76% of the votes. [2]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Kabiru Yahaya 17,442 69.76%
A Husaini Aliyu Mafara2,2889.15%
Others5,27321.09%
Total votes25,003 100%
PDP hold

Bakura/Maradun

A total of 16 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Ahmed Bakura Muhammad won the election. APC candidate Muhammed Rini won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Muhammad received 84.49% of the votes. [3]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Ahmed Bakura Muhammad 27,240 84.49%
A Aliyu Sanusi2,6798.31%
Others2,3237.20%
Total votes32,242 100%
PDP hold

Bungudu/Maru

A total of 13 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Shehu Ahmed won the election. APC candidate Zubairu Abdulmalik won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Ahmed received 45.22% of the votes. [4]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Shehu Ahmed 17,062 45.22%
A Sani Bello12,64333.51%
Others8,02221.26
Total votes37,727 100%
PDP hold

Gunmi/Bukkuyum

A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Sulaiman Gumi Abubakar won the election. APC candidate Bukkuyum Unaru Jibo won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Abubakar received 76.00% of the votes. [5]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Sulaiman Gumi Abubakar 23,095 76.00%
A Aliyu Hassan Gummi4,74315.61%
Others2,5508.39%
Total votes30,388 100%
PDP hold

Gusau/Tsafe

A total of 25 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Kabiru Amadu won the election. APC candidate Rikiji Garba won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Amadu received 54.91% of the votes. [6]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Kabiru Amadu 35,533 54.91%
A Abdullahi Abubakar22,21734.33%
Others6,96710.77%
Total votes64,717 100%
PDP hold

Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji

A total of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Sani Umar Dan-Galadima won the election. APC candidate Muhammed Birnin-magaji won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Dan-Galadima received 92.88% of the votes. [7]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Sani Umar Dan-Galadima 23,672 92.88%
NRM Aminu Isah Sakajiki1,3835.42%
Others4331.70%
Total votes25,488 100%
PDP hold

Shinkafi/Zurmi

A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Bello Shinkafi won the election. APC candidate Husaini Zurmi won the popular votes but his election was nullified on the ground that his party did not conduct a valid primary. Shinkafi received 66.45% of the votes. [8]

2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election in Zamfara State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Bello Shinkafi 16,638 66.45%
APGA Aliyu Jibril Guraguri3,23112.90%
Others5,17120.65%
Total votes25,040 100%
PDP hold

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References

  1. ↑ Kabir, Adejumo. "ANALYSIS: The 36 APC losers from Supreme Court's ruling on Zamfara elections". Premium Times. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Anka/Talata/Mafara Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bakura/Maradun Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bungudu/Maru Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gunmi/Bukkuyum Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gusau/Tsafe Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Shinkafi/Zurmi Constituency Election" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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