2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on April 11, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Kabir Garba Marafa representing Zamfara Central won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Sahabi Yau representing Zamfara North and Ahmad Sani Yerima representing Zamfara West both won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview[edit]
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | PDP | ||
| Before Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| After Election | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Summary[edit]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamfara Central | Hassan Muhammed Gusau | ANPP | Kabir Garba Marafa | ANPP |
| Zamfara North | Sahabi Alhaji Yau | ANPP | Sahabi Yau | PDP |
| Zamfara West | Ahmad Sani Yerima | ANPP | Ahmad Sani Yerima | PDP |
Results[edit]
Zamfara Central[edit]
All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Kabir Garba Marafa won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Ibrahim Shehu and other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Kabir Garba Marafa | |||
| PDP | Ibrahim Shehu | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Zamfara North[edit]
People's Democratic Party candidate Sahabi Alhaji Yaú won the election, defeating All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Tijjani Yahaya Kaura and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Sahabi Alhaji Yaú | |||
| ANPP | Tijjani Yahaya Kaura | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Zamfara West[edit]
People's Democratic Party candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Bello Matawalle and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Ahmad Sani Yerima | |||
| ANPP | Bello Matawalle | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-14.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET ZAMFARA STATE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS 2011". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. 2011-04-20. 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.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.