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
Affiliation Party Total
ANPP PDP
Before Election 3 0 3
After Election 1 2 3

Summary
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

Zamfara Central

All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Kabir Garba Marafa won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Ibrahim Shehu and other party candidates.[6]

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
ANPP Kabir Garba Marafa
PDP Ibrahim Shehu
Total votes
ANPP hold

Zamfara North

People's Democratic Party candidate Sahabi Alhaji Yaú won the election, defeating All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Tijjani Yahaya Kaura and other party candidates.

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
ANPP Tijjani Yahaya Kaura
Total votes
PDP hold

Zamfara West

People's Democratic Party candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Bello Matawalle and other party candidates.

2011 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Ahmad Sani Yerima
ANPP Bello Matawalle
Total votes
PDP hold

References
  1. "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-14.
  2. "INEC RESULT SHEET ZAMFARA STATE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS 2011". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
  3. "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  6. "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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