2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Betty Apiafi representing Rivers West, Barry Mpigi representing Rivers South East and George Thompson Sekibo representing Rivers East all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]
Summary
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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Rivers West | Osinakachukwu Ideozu | PDP | Betty Apiafi | PDP | ||
Rivers South East | Magnus Ngei Abe | APC | Barry Mpigi | PDP | ||
Rivers East | George Thompson Sekibo | PDP | George Thompson Sekibo | PDP |
Results
Rivers West
A total of 18 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[4][5][6] PDP candidate Betty Apiafi won the election, defeating SDP Obaghama Dighobo and 16 other party candidates.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Betty Apiafi | 159,215 | ||
SDP | Obaghama Dighobo | 20,139 | ||
Others | 21,618 | |||
Total votes | 200,972 | |||
PDP hold | ||||
Rivers South East
A total of 22 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Barry Mpigi won the election, defeating A Badey Suage Alexander and 20 other party candidates.[15][16][17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Barry Mpigi | 247,182 | ||
A | Badey Suage Alexander | 6,155 | ||
Others | 7,635 | |||
Total votes | 260,972 | |||
PDP hold | ||||
Rivers East
A total of 19 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate George Thompson Sekibo won the election, defeating A Nwuke Azubuike and 17 other party candidates.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | George Thompson Sekibo | 283,759 | ||
A | Nwuke Azubuike | 9,852 | ||
Others | 24,740 | |||
Total votes | 318,351 | |||
PDP hold | ||||
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