2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State
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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola representing Lagos West, Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central. The late Osinowo Sikiru Adebayo represented Lagos East but his death{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=Ten things to know about late senator Bayo Osinowo|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/397788-ten-things-to-know-about-late-senator-bayo-osinowo.html|access-date=2021-08-26|language=en-GB}} brought Tokunbo Abiru to replace him after a bye-election in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=Lagos East bye-election: Why I want to be in Senate — Tokunbo Abiru|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/413117-lagos-east-bye-election-why-i-want-to-be-in-senate-tokunbo-abiru.html|access-date=2021-08-26|language=en-GB}} All won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.{{Cite news|title=Confam INEC list of elected Nigeria Senators|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-47534951|access-date=2021-08-02}}
Overview
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! rowspan="3" |Affiliation ! colspan="2" |Party ! rowspan="3" |Total |
| style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}" | |
| APC
!PDP |
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| Before Election
|3 |0 !3 |
| After Election
|3 |0 !3 |
Summary
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! class="unsortable" |District ! class="unsortable" |Incumbent ! colspan="2" |Party ! class="unsortable" |Elected Senator ! colspan="2" |Party |
| Lagos West
| style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
| Lagos Central
| style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
| Lagos East
| style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
Results
= Lagos West =
A total of 23 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Solomon Olamilekan Adeola won the election, defeating PDP candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and 8 other party candidates. Adeola received 41.38% of the votes, while Rhodes-Vivour received 39.40%.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-26|title=APC wins Lagos West Senatorial seat|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/316282-apc-wins-lagos-west-senatorial-seat.html|access-date=2021-08-02|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION LAGOS WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, LAGOS STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-WEST.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011052/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-WEST.pdf |archive-date=November 8, 2019 }}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Solomon Olamilekan Adeola|votes=323,817|percentage=53.27%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour|votes=243,516|percentage=40.06%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=40,554|percentage=6.67%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=607,887|percentage=100%}}
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= Lagos Central =
A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Oluremi Tinubu won the election, defeating PDP candidate Onitiri David and 12 other party candidates. Tinubu received 58.03% of the votes, while Onitiri received 39.25%.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-25|title=2019 Election: Tinubu clinches Lagos Central senatorial seat|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/316045-2019-election-tinubu-clinches-lagos-central-senatorial-seat.html|access-date=2021-08-02|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Independent National Electoral Commission Lagos East Senatorial District Election, Lagos State February 23, 2019 Declaration of Results|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-CENTRAL.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011023/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-CENTRAL.pdf |archive-date=November 8, 2019 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Oluremi Tinubu|votes=131,725|percentage=58.03%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Onitiri David|votes=89,107|percentage=39.25%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=6,165|percentage=2.72%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=226,997|percentage=100%}}
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= Lagos East =
A total of 17 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Osinowo Sikiru Adebayo won the election, defeating PDP candidate Oyefusi Abiodun Adetola and 15 other party candidates. Osinowo received 59.21% of the votes, while Oyefusi received 36.69%.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-25|title=Ambode delivers LG as APC wins Lagos East Senatorial District|url=https://punchng.com/ambode-delivers-lg-as-apc-wins-lagos-east-senatorial-district/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION Lagos East SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, LAGOS STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-EAST.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011100/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LAGOS-EAST.pdf |archive-date=November 8, 2019 }}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Osinowo Sikiru Adebayo|votes=145,839|percentage=59.21%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Oyefusi Abiodun Adetola|votes=90,354|percentage=36.69%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=10,096|percentage=4.10%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=246,289|percentage=100%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=All Progressives Congress}}
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2020 Bye election
A bye election was held on 5 December 2020 in the Lagos East Senatorial District due to a vacancy following the demise of Bayo Osinowo. Tokunbo Abiru of APC contested against Babatunde Gbadamosi of PDP. They totalled 89,204 and 11,257 votes respectively. Abiru was declared the winner by INEC.{{Cite news|title=INEC declare APC Tokubo Abiru winner of Lagos east senatorial seat|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-55205226|access-date=2021-08-02}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-06|title=Abiru re-enacts father's feat with massive victory in Lagos East bye-election -|url=https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2020/12/06/abiru-re-enacts-fathers-feat-with-massive-victory-in-lagos-east-bye-election/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The NEWS}}
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