2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State was held on April 11, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Zainab Abdulkadir Kure representing Niger South, and Dahiru Awaisu Kuta representing Niger East both won on the platform of People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), while Ibrahim Musa representing Niger North won on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview[edit]
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | CPC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| After Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Summary[edit]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niger South | Zainab Abdulkadir Kure | PDP | Zainab Abdulkadir Kure | PDP |
| Niger North | Nuhu Aliyu Labbo | PDP | Ibrahim Musa | CPC |
| Niger East | Dahiru Awaisu Kuta | PDP | Dahiru Awaisu Kuta | PDP |
Results[edit]
Niger South[edit]
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) candidate Zainab Abdulkadir Kure won the election, defeating Congress for Progressive Change candidate Aminu Babba and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Zainab Abdulkadir Kure | |||
| CPC | Aminu Babba | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Niger East[edit]
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) candidate Dahiru Awaisu Kuta won the election, defeating Congress for Progressive Change candidate Inuwa Zakari and other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Dahiru Awaisu Kuta | |||
| CPC | Inuwa Zakari | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Niger North[edit]
Congress for Progressive Change candidate Ibrahim Musa won the election, defeating Congress for Progressive Change candidate Nuhu Labbo Aliyu and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPC | Ibrahim Musa | |||
| PDP | Aminu Babba | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| CPC hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-14.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET NIGER STATE SENATORIAL ELECTION 2011". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.