2023 Kano State House of Assembly election

The 2023 Kano State House of Assembly election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Kano State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.

Electoral system

The members of state Houses of Assembly are elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

Background

In the previous election of 2019, the APC which has a governorship in Kano state won a majority of 30 seats out of the 40 state assembly seats in the state. The opposition PDP won 10 seats.[3] Abdula'aziz Gafasa of APC representating Ajingi constituency, has elected as the speaker of 9th assembly.[4]

References
  1. Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "JUST IN: INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. Oyekanmi, Rotimi. "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25 – Official Newspaper of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "9th Kano State House of Assembly members 2019 - 2023". Kano State House of Assembly. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. "Kano assembly elect new speaker". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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