2023_Yobe_State_House_of_Assembly_election

2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election

2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election

Politics

The 2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Yobe 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.

Quick Facts All 24 seats in the Yobe State House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

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 House of Assembly elections, the APC won a sizeable majority that elected Ahmed Lawan Mirwa (APC-Nguru II) as Speaker. In other Yobe elections, incumbent APC Governor Mai Mala Buni won in a landslide as the APC swept every House of Representatives and Senate seat along with Buhari winning the state in a landslide.

Overview

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Summary

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Notes

  1. This Assembly member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    Usman, Shehu (24 May 2022). "Ex-APC governorship aspirant, two others emerge as PDP senatorial candidates in Yobe [See full list]". Daily Post. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. [5]
    "LIST OF STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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