Nigeria

House of Representatives

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) retained the majority in both houses of the National Assembly, taking over 210 seats in the 360-member House of Representatives and 63 seats in the 109-member Senate. The main opposition party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), remained the second largest force in both chambers, with a reduced share of seats. Outgoing Senate President Olubukola Abubakar Saraki, who defected from the APC to the PDP in 2018, lost his seat. The 2019 elections saw a low turnout of 35.66%, down from 43.65% recorded in 2014.

In the presidential elections held in parallel with the parliamentary polls, Mr. Buhari defeated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar (PDP). The PDP rejected the presidential election results, claiming irregularities in the voter register, an allegation that the election commission denied. On 29 May, Mr. Buhari was sworn in for a second term.

During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the economy, promising to create more jobs and provide better infrastructure. The 2019 elections were initially scheduled for 16 February but were postponed by one week just five hours before polling, reportedly due to the delayed distribution of some ballot papers and results sheets. The elections were relatively peaceful although there were reports of attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist militant group in the north.
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 58.3%
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: All Progressives Congress (APC)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
All Progressives Congress (APC)	210
People's Democratic Party (PDP)	132
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)	9
Action Alliance (AA)	2
African Democratic Congress (ADC)	2
Accord Party	1
Action Democratic Party (ADP)	1
Allied Peoples' Movement (APM)	1
Labour Party (LP)	1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 343
Number of women elected: 12

Notes:
Following the February 2019 elections, there were initially 12 women out of 355 members of the House of Representative (with five vacant seats) as indicated in the “Members elected, by sex” section.

The results for several seats were subsequently invalidated and elections were repeated for those seats.

“Parties or coalitions winning seats” above refers to the full composition – after the repeated elections – of the 360-member House of Representatives, of whom 13 were women.

Two members then passed away. As at 19 February 2020, therefore, 13 of the 358 members were women.
Percentage of women elected: 3.4%
Women Directly Elected: 12
Sources: IPU Group (13.05.2019, 19.02.2020)

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 343
Total number of women after the election: 12
Percentage of women after the election: 3.4%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 11 Jun 2019

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Femi Gbajabiamila (Male)
Date of birth: 1962
Political party: All Progressives Congress (APC)
Date of election: 11 Jun 2019

Nigeria

House of Representatives

Election results

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