2021 Nigerian House of Representatives elections

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2021 Nigerian House of Representatives elections
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 2020Various dates 2022  

4 of the 360 seats in the House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party All Progressives Congress Peoples Democratic Party All Progressives Grand Alliance
Last election2031259
Seats up301
Seats won211
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg

The 2021 Nigerian House of Representatives elections are called to fill vacant seats in the House of Representatives.

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Background

The 360 members of the House of Representatives are elected from single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting; when vacancies occur, by-elections (or bye-elections) are called, scheduled, and administered by the Independent National Electoral Commission. New elections are also called if the general election was annulled by a court or election tribunal with these elections being referred to as supplementary elections if the election is only held in certain polling units and as rerun elections if the election held throughout the entire constituency.

Elections

Summary

ConstituencyIncumbentElection
MemberPartyResultsCandidates
Magama/Rijau
(re-run)
Ja’afaru Iliyasu APCIncumbent died December 2, 2019
March 2020 by-election annulled
New member elected on February 6, 2021
APGA gain
  • Green check.svgY Shehu Saleh Rijau (APGA) 50.1%
  • Emmanuel Alamu (PDP) 49.1%
Aba North/Aba South Ossy Prestige APGAIncumbent died February 9, 2021
New member elected on March 27, 2021
PDP gain
  • Green check.svgY Chimaobi Ebisike (PDP) 65.5%
  • Mascot Uzor Kalu (APC) 23.3%
  • Destiny Nwagwu (APGA) 9.9%
Gwaram Yuguda Hassan-Kila APCIncumbent died March 4, 2021
New member elected on June 19, 2021
APC hold
  • Green check.svgY Yusuf Galami (APC) 72.4%
  • Kamilu Inuwa (PDP) 24.8%
Lere Suleiman Aliyu APCIncumbent died April 6, 2021
New member elected on August 14, 2021
APC hold
  • Green check.svgY Ahmed Munir (APC) 66.5%
  • Ibrahim Usman (PDP) 30.9%

Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency by-election rerun

Candidates' vote share

  Shehu Saleh Rijau (APGA) (50.13%)
  Emmanuel Alamu (PDP) (49.13%)
  Halilu Yussuf (ADC) (0.74%)

On December 2, 2019, Magama/Rijau Representative Ja’afaru Iliyasu (APC) died from an unknown illness. [1] In March 2020, Kasimu Danjuma of the APC won the ensuing by-election over the PDP's Emmanuel Alamu and the APGA's Shehu Saleh Rijau, 47%-34%-18%; [2] however, on September 21, the Election Petitions Tribunal disqualified Danjuma for forged documentation and annulled the election. [3] In November 2020, the decision was upheld by a Court of Appeal which ordered INEC to hold a rerun election. Later that month, the commission announced that the APC would not be allowed to nominate a new nominee as only eligible nominees from the annulled election would be allowed to run, it also set the date for the by-election for February 6. [4] Shehu Saleh Rijau, the APGA nominee, defeated the PDP's Emmanuel Alamu by 1% and less than 500 votes. [5] The election had 29.33% turnout, slightly less than the annulled election's 31.94% turnout, and was conducted successfully according to INEC officials.

2021 Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency re-run by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APGA Shehu Saleh Rijau 22,965 50.13
PDP Emmanuel Alamu22,50749.13
ADC Halilu Yussuf3360.74
Total votes45,808 100.00
Turnout 46,49929.33
APGA gain from APC

Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency by-election

Candidates' vote share

  Chimaobi Ebisike (PDP) (65.45%)
  Mascot Uzor Kalu (APC) (23.29%)
  Destiny Nwagwu (APGA) (9.85%)
  Other candidates (1.40%)

On February 9, 2021, Aba North/Aba South Representative Ossy Prestige (APGA) died from an undisclosed illness. [6] Later in February, INEC set the date for the by-election for March 27 with party primaries taking place between March 4 and March 10. [7] Chimaobi Ebisike, the PDP nominee, defeated the APC's Mascot Uzor Kalu by 42% and over 6,600 votes. [8] The election was marred by both extremely low turnout, at 3.29%, and violence with a bombing at the Umuola Hall polling station and the kidnapping of an APC collation officer. [9] [10]

2021 Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Chimaobi Ebisike 10,322 65.45
APC Mascot Uzor Kalu3,67423.29
APGA Destiny Nwagwu1,5549.85
AA Okey Prestige1991.26
NRM Uwandu Emmanuel Chima130.08
APM Abraham Junior Okogbua100.06
Total votes15,772 100.00
Turnout 16,0173.29
PDP gain from APGA

Gwaram Federal Constituency by-election

Candidates' vote share

  Yusuf Galami (APC) (72.36%)
  Kamilu Inuwa (PDP) (24.75%)
  Other candidates (2.89%)

On March 4, 2021, Gwaram Representative Yuguda Hassan-Kila (APC) died from an undisclosed illness. [11] In May, INEC set the date for the by-election for June 19 with party primaries taking place between May 18 and May 24. [12] Yusuf Galami, the APC nominee, defeated the PDP's Kamilu Inuwa by over 47% and nearly 20,000 votes. [13] The election had 31.59% turnout and was conducted peacefully according to participating voters and INEC officials. [14]

2021 Gwaram Federal Constituency by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yusuf Galami 29,372 72.36
PDP Kamilu Inuwa10,04724.75
Other candidates1,1752.89
Total votes40,594 100.00
Turnout 41,86931.59
APC hold

Lere Federal Constituency by-election

Candidates' vote share

  Ahmed Munir (APC) (67.39%)
  Ibrahim Usman (PDP) (31.37%)
  Other candidates (1.24%)

On April 6, 2021, Lere Representative Suleiman Aliyu (APC) died from an undisclosed illness. [15] In July, INEC set the date for the by-election for August 14 with party primaries taking place between July 13 and July 24. [16] [17] Ahmed Munir, the APC nominee, defeated the PDP's Ibrahim Usman by 35% and over 18,000 votes. [18] The election had 22.85% turnout and was conducted peacefully according to journalists.

2021 Lere Federal Constituency by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Ahmed Munir 34,958 67.39
PDP Ibrahim Usman16,27131.37
YPP Malami Salihi Abdulkarim2940.57
PRP Suleiman Lere2260.44
APGA Blank due to Court Order1250.24
Total votes51,874 100.0%
Turnout 52,87422.85

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