2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bayelsa State. Foster Ogola representing Bayelsa West, Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East and: Emmanuel Paulker representing Bayelsa Central all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.[1]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APC | PDP | ||
| Before Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| After Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayelsa Central | Emmanuel Paulker | PDP | Emmanuel Paulker | PDP |
| Bayelsa West | Heineken Lokpobiri | PDP | Foster Ogala | PDP |
| Bayelsa East | Clever Ikisikpo | PDP | Ben Murray-Bruce | PDP |
Results
[edit]Bayelsa Central
[edit]People's Democratic Party candidate Emmanuel Paulker won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Aganaba Steven and other party candidates.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Emmanuel Paulker | |||
| APC | Aganaba Steven | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Bayelsa West
[edit]People's Democratic Party candidate Foster Ogola won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Eddi Julius and other party candidates.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Foster Ogola | |||
| APC | Eddi Julius | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Bayelsa East
[edit]People's Democratic Party candidate Ben Murray-Bruce won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Timipre Sylva and other party candidates.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Ben Murray-Bruce | |||
| APC | Timipre Sylva | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Centre". nigeriaelections.stearsng.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET 2015 SENATORIAL ELECTIONS". Archived from the original on 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 8TH SENATE" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-21.
- ^ "List of 83 senators who passed vote of confidence on Senate President, Saraki | Premium Times Nigeria". 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2021-08-14.