Kwara Central senatorial district covering mainly the city of Ilorin is a metropolitan senatorial district in Kwara State. Kwara Central senatorial districts covers four local governments, which include: Asa, Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Ilorin West. Bukola Saraki, the President of the 8th National Assembly is from this district. [1] The current representative of Kwara Central senatorial district is Saliu Mustapha of the All Progressives Congress, APC. [2] [3]
| Senator | Party | Year | Assembly | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebayo Salman Is'haq | PDP | 1999 - 2003 | 4th | |
| Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki | PDP | 2003 - 2011 | 5th | |
 Bukola Saraki | PDP (2011- 2014) APC (2014 - 2018) PDP (2018 - 2019) | 2011 - 2019 | 7th | President of the 8th National Assembly. |
| Ibrahim Oloriegbe | APC | 2019–2023 | 9th | |
| Saliu Mustapha | APC | 2023-present | 10th |
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The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Simon Ajibola representing Kwara South, Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki representing Kwara Central and Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa representing Kwara North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kwara State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided 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.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Kwara State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.