2019 Nigerian Senate election

2019 Nigerian Senate election

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All 109 seats in the Senate of Nigeria 55 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Ahmad Lawan[b] Bukola Saraki[d] Ifeanyi Ubah Party APC PDP YPP Leader's seat Yobe North Kwara Central (lost seat) Anambra South Last election 60 48 Did not exist Seats before 55 48 0 Seats after 63 44[e] 1 Seat change 8 4 1
Winning vote share by constituencies
Senate President before election Bukola Saraki PDP Elected Senate President Ahmad Lawan APC

The 2019 Nigerian Senate election were held in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting. Most elections were held on February 23, 2019, with some elections running into February 24 while others had supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date. The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2015.

The All Progressives Congress solidified its majority after nearly losing it to defections in 2018. The APC gained a net total of 8 seats compared to the pre-elections situation. The Peoples Democratic Party lost a net total of 4 seats compared to the pre-elections situation, notably with Senate President Bukola Saraki losing in his district of Kwara Central. Minor parties dwindled from 6 seats pre-election to a single seat, with the Young Progressives Party's Ifeanyi Ubah winning Anambra South.

Upon the opening of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, Ahmad Lawan (APC-Yobe North) was elected as President of the Senate while Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta Central) and Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (APC-Kebbi North) became Deputy Senate President and Senate Majority Leader, respectively.^[1][2] Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia South) became the Senate Minority Leader.^[2][3]

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