2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central, Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa representing Lagos East and Solomon Olamilekan Adeola representing Lagos West all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.[1][2][3]
Overview
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
APC | ACN | ||
Before Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos Central | Oluremi Tinubu | ACN | Oluremi Tinubu | APC | ||
Lagos West | Ganiyu Solomon | ACN | Solomon Olamilekan Adeola | APC | ||
Lagos East | Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa | ACN | Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa | APC |
Results
Lagos Central
The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Oluremi Tinubu won the election, defeating PDP candidate Dosunmu Adegboyega and other party candidates.[1][4][5][6][7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Oluremi Tinubu | - | - | |
PDP | Adegboyega Dosunmu | - | - |
Lagos East
The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Olabisi Salis-Fakos and other party candidates.[1][8][9][10][11]
[12][13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa | - | - | |
PDP | Olabisi Salis-Fakos | - | - |
Lagos West
The two major parties All Progressives Congress and People's Democratic Party registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ACN candidate Solomon Olamilekan Adeola won the election, defeating PDP candidate Segun "Aeroland" Adewale and other party candidates.[1][14][15][16][17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
APC | Solomon Olamilekan Adeola | - | - | |
PDP | Segun "Aeroland" Adewale | - | - |
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