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The 2021 Nigerian by-elections or bye-elections are called to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.
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The 2021 Nigerian by-elections or bye-elections are called to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.
The 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the House of Representatives are elected from single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting while each state has a House of Assembly also elected with first-past-the-post single-member districts; when vacancies occur, by-elections (or bye-elections) are called, scheduled, and administered by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
| Constituency | Incumbent | By-election | ||
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| Member | Party | Results | Candidates | |
| Magama/Rijau (re-run) | Ja’afaru Iliyasu | APC | Incumbent died December 2, 2019 March 2020 by-election annulled New member elected on February 6, 2021 APGA gain |
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| Aba North/Aba South | Ossy Prestige | APGA | Incumbent died February 9, 2021 New member elected on March 27, 2021 PDP gain |
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| Gwaram | Yuguda Hassan-Kila | APC | Incumbent died March 4, 2021 New member elected on June 19, 2021 APC hold |
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| Lere | Suleiman Aliyu | APC | Incumbent died April 6, 2021 New member elected on August 14, 2021 APC hold |
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APGA | Shehu Saleh Rijau | 22,965 | 50.13 | |
| PDP | Emmanuel Alamu | 22,507 | 49.13 | |
| ADC | Halilu Yussuf | 336 | 0.74 | |
| Total votes | 45,808 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,499 | 29.33 | ||
| APGA gain from APC | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Chimaobi Ebisike | 10,322 | 65.45 | |
| APC | Mascot Uzor Kalu | 3,674 | 23.29 | |
| APGA | Destiny Nwagwu | 1,554 | 9.85 | |
| AA | Okey Prestige | 199 | 1.26 | |
| NRM | Uwandu Emmanuel Chima | 13 | 0.08 | |
| APM | Abraham Junior Okogbua | 10 | 0.06 | |
| Total votes | 15,772 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 16,017 | 3.29 | ||
| PDP gain from APGA | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Yusuf Galami | 29,372 | 72.36 | |
| PDP | Kamilu Inuwa | 10,047 | 24.75 | |
| Other candidates | 1,175 | 2.89 | ||
| Total votes | 40,594 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 41,869 | 31.59 | ||
| APC hold | ||||
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| APC | Ahmed Munir | 34,958 | 66.48 | |
| PDP | Ibrahim Usman | 16,271 | 30.94 | |
| YPP | Malami Salihi Abdulkarim | 294 | 0.57 | |
| PRP | Suleiman Lere | 226 | 0.44 | |
| APGA | Blank due to Court Order | 125 | 0.24 | |
| Total votes | 51,874 | 100.0% | ||
| Turnout | 52,874 | 22.85 | ||
On April 6, 2021, the member for Isoko North, Tim Owhefere (PDP) died from an undisclosed illness. [19] In March, INEC set the date for the by-election for April 10 with party primaries taking place between March 11 and March 20. [20] Jude Ogbimi, the PDP nominee, defeated runner-up Emmanuel Tabuko (APC) by over 83% and nearly 27,000 votes. [21] The election had 25.51% turnout and was conducted peacefully according to participating candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| PDP | Jude Ogbimi | 29,421 | 91.48 | |
| APC | Emmanuel Tabuko | 2,543 | 7.91 | |
| Other candidates | 196 | 0.61 | ||
| Total votes | 32,160 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 32,658 | 25.51 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
On June 27, 2021, the member for Isoko South I, Kenneth Ogba (PDP) died from an unspecified heart-related disease. [22] In August, INEC set the date for the by-election for September 11 with party primaries taking place between August 4 and August 31. Ovuakpoye Evivie, the PDP nominee, defeated runners-up Ogaga Ifowodo (APC) and Michael Emumena Paul (SDP) by nearly 60% and over 5,500 votes. The election had 16.94% turnout and was successfully used as a test run for INEC's new Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device with candidates and observers praising INEC's conduct. [23] [24] [25] However, the election's successful conduct was overshadowed by the murder of a local vigilante by gunmen at Polling Unit 5 of Irri Ward 10 and the nonfatal shooting of another person in Oleh. [26] [25] After the election, INEC disclosed that five BVAS devices had been stolen during the election and implored Evivie to help find and return them. [27]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| PDP | Ovuakpoye Evivie | 6,957 | 72.20 | |
| APC | Ogaga Ifowodo | 1,301 | 13.50 | |
| SDP | Michael Emumena Paul | 1,291 | 13.40 | |
| Other candidates | 87 | 0.90% | ||
| Total votes | 9,636 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 9,807 | 16.94 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
On January 31, 2021, member for Ekiti East I Juwa Adegbuyi (APC) died from an undisclosed illness. [28] In February, INEC set the date for the by-election for March 20 with party primaries taking place between February 26 and March 3. [29] [30] However, on the by-election date, multiple reports of violence and ballot snatching including the murder of 3 people at a polling station in Omuo where Senator Abiodun Olujimi was observing voting led INEC to suspend the by-election indefinitely. [31] [32]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| AA | Olayinka Christiana Oluwayemisi | |||
| APC | Fatoba Oluwole Abraham | |||
| APGA | Ilesanmi Magret | |||
| PDP | Akintunde Adeyemi Adeniran | |||
| YPP | Idowu Ebenezer Alao | |||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | ||||
On January 18, 2021, member for Kafin Hausa, Adamu Babban Bare (APC), died from an undisclosed illness suspected to be cancer. [33] Later in January, INEC set the date for the by-election for March 6 with party primaries taking place between February 2 and February 8. [34] APC nominee and son of Adamu Babban Bare, Muhammad Adamu, defeated the PDP's Garba Tambale by 26% and over 6,300 votes. [35] The election had 39.86% turnout and was conducted smoothly according to lawmakers and INEC officials. [36]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Muhammad Adamu | 14,924 | 62.77 | |
| PDP | Garba Tambale | 8,612 | 36.22 | |
| APM | Usman Isyako | 72 | 0.30 | |
| ADP | Ibrahim Abdulkarim | 69 | 0.29 | |
| ADC | Garba Musa | 56 | 0.24 | |
| AAC | Sani Haruna | 43 | 0.18 | |
| Total votes | 23,776 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 24,392 | 39.86 | ||
| APC hold | ||||
On April 29, 2021, the seat of Sabon Gari was declared vacant after member Aminu Abdullahi Shagali (APC) did not attend legislative meetings for a prolonged period of time and did not submit a requested letter of apology to the House of Assembly. [37] In May, INEC set the date for the by-election for June 19 with party primaries taking place between May 18 and May 24. [38] The PDP nominee, Usman Baba, flipped the seat by defeating the APC's Musa Musa by 10% and over 1700 votes. [39] The election was conducted peacefully according to journalists but was marred by low turnout, at 13.43%. [40]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Usman Baba | 9,113 | 53.78 | |
| APC | Musa Musa | 7,404 | 43.69 | |
| PRP | Musa Halilu | 305 | 1.80 | |
| ADC | Anas Abdullahi | 62 | 0.37 | |
| ADP | Chindo Ibrahim | 61 | 0.36 | |
| Total votes | 16,945 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 17,131 | 13.43 | ||
| PDP gain from APC | ||||
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