2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Andrew Uchendu representing Rivers East, Magnus Ngei Abe representing Rivers South East and Otelemaba Amachree representing Rivers West all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.[1][2]
Overview[]
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
APC | PDP | ||
Before Election | 3 | ||
After Election | 3 | – | 3 |
Summary[]
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rivers East | Andrew Uchendu | APC | ||
Rivers South East | Magnus Ngei Abe | APC | ||
Rivers West | Otelemaba Amachree | APC |
Results[]
Rivers East[]
All Progressives Congress candidate Andrew Uchendu won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate George Thompson Sekibo and other party candidates.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Andrew Uchendu | |||
PDP | George Thompson Sekibo | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |
Rivers South East[]
All Progressives Congress candidate Magnus Ngei Abe won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Olaka Nwogu and other party candidates.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Magnus Ngei Abe | |||
PDP | Olaka Nwogu | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |
Rivers West[]
All Progressives Congress candidate Otelemaba Amachree won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Osinakachukwu Ideozu and other party candidates.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Otelemaba Amachree | |||
PDP | Osinakachukwu Ideozu | |||
Total votes | ||||
APC hold |
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