The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election was held in all 360 constituencies where voters elected members of the House of Representatives 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 House 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 21 seats compared to the pre-election situation. On the other hand, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party lost a net total of 26 seats compared to the pre-election situation while minor parties dropped six seats collectively, with All Progressives Grand Alliance (9 seats) and the African Democratic Congress (3 seats) emerging the largest two minor parties.
Upon the opening of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Surulere I) was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives while Ahmed Idris Wase (APC-Wase) and Alhassan Doguwa (APC-Tudun Wada/Doguwa) became Deputy House Speaker and House Majority Leader, respectively. Gbajabiamila named Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Aniocha/Oshimili) House Minority Leader despite the PDP having nominated Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Obio/Akpor); Elumelu and the other PDP members named by Gbajabiamila as minority leadership were suspended from the PDP and it was not until February 2021 when the suspensions were lifted and party crisis ended.
Results summary and analysis Before the 2019 general election, dozens of lawmakers had defected from their original parties leading to a vastly different House compared to swearing-in day in 2015 as the APC barely held onto its legislative majority due to waves of defections. In the results, dozens more lawmakers lost in party primaries or in the general election with notable general election seat flips included several in Kwara State where the Ó Tó Gẹ́ Movement against the Saraki dynasty and the state PDP swept out five all PDP-held seats. In more perceived rebukes of political godfatherism and party switching, the House members that followed Akwa Ibom North-West Senator Godswill Akpabio into the APC all lost while most Kano House members that defected to the PDP along with outgoing Kano Central Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso also lost their seats. Other major stories were rapper Banky W. (MDP) losing in Eti-Osa but winning two polling units and pulling nearly 14%, Speaker Yakubu Dogara (PDP-Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa) winning re-election in his constituency as Senate President and fellow APC-to-PDP defector Bukola Saraki lost his senatorial district, the closeness of longtime House member and Minority Leader Ogor Okuweh's re-election in his Isoko South/Isoko North constituency, and the several seats won by APGA across the Southeast.
As is common after Nigerian elections, a swarm of ligation followed the House races with court and tribunal decisions changing results about two dozen constituencies along with thirteen rulings voiding elections and calling reruns in 2020 along with even more supplementary elections for areas with irregularities or technical problems on election day.
+ ↓ 202 126 9 11 12 APC PDP APGA Others Vacant
Parties Total APC PDP APGA ADC AA PRP LP SDP ADP APM UPP ZLP A Last election (2015) 212 140 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 360 Before these elections 181 152 7 6 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 359 Result 202 126 9 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 348
Abia State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Aba North/Aba South APGAIncumbent re-elected Arochukwu/Ohafia PDPIncumbent re-elected Bende PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC gain Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South PDPIncumbent re-elected Isuikwuato/Umunneochi APCIncumbent re-elected Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma PDPIncumbent re-elected Ukwa East/Ukwa West PDPIncumbent re-elected Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano PDPIncumbent re-elected
Adamawa State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Demsa/Numan/Lamurde APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP gain Fufore/Song APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Gombi/Hong APCIncumbent re-elected Guyuk/Shelleng APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Madagali/Michika APCIncumbent retiredNew member electedPDP gain Maiha/Mubi North/Mubi South APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Mayo Belwa/Toungo/Jada/Ganye APCIncumbent re-elected Yola North/Yola South/Girei APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member elected after court decisionPDP gain
Akwa Ibom State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Eket/Onna/Esit Eket/Ibeno PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Ikono/Ini PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo PDPIncumbent re-elected Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara APCResults partially void and supplementary election calledAPC loss Itu/Ibiono Ibom PDPIncumbent re-elected Oron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko/Urue Offong/Oruko PDPIncumbent re-elected Ukanafun/Oruk Anam APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan PDPIncumbent re-elected
Anambra State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Aguata PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPGA gain Anambra East/Anambra West APCIncumbent retiredNew member electedAPGA gain Awka North/Awka South APGAIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Idemili North/Idemili South PDPIncumbent re-elected after court decision Ihiala PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPGA gain Njikoka/Dunukofia/Anaocha APGAIncumbent re-elected after court decision Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo PDPIncumbent re-elected Ogbaru PDPIncumbent re-elected Onitsha North/Onitsha South PDPIncumbent re-elected Orumba North/Orumba South APGANew member electedAPGA hold Oyi/Ayamelum APGAIncumbent retiredNew member electedPDP gain
Bauchi State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Alkaleri/Kirfi APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Bauchi APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPRP gain Darazo/Ganjuwa APCIncumbent retiredNew member electedAPC hold Dass/Bogoro/Tafawa Balewa PDPIncumbent re-elected Gamawa APCResults void and rerun election calledAPC loss Jama’are/Itas-Gadau APCNew member electedAPC hold Katagum APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPRP gain Misau/Dambam PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Ningi/Warji PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Shira/Glade APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Toro APCNew member electedAPC hold Zaki APCResults partially void and supplementary election calledAPC loss
Bayelsa State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Brass/Nembe PDPNew member electedAPC gain Ogbia PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Sagbama/Ekeremor PDPIncumbent re-elected Southern Ijaw PDPNew member electedAPC gain Yenagoa/Kolokuna/Opokuma PDPIncumbent retiredNew member electedPDP hold
Benue State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Ado/Obadigbo/Opkokwu PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Apa/Agatu PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedLP gain Buruku PDPIncumbent retiredNew member electedPDP hold Gboko/Tarka APCIncumbent re-elected Guma/Makurdi APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP gain Gwer East/Gwer West PDPIncumbent re-elected Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo APGAIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Konshisha/Vandeikya APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPGA gain Kwande/Ushongo APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Oju/Obi PDPIncumbent re-elected after court decision Otukpo/Ohimini PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPGA gain
Borno State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Askira-Uba/Hawul APCNew member electedAPC hold Bama/Ngala/Kala-Balge APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Biu/Kwaya Kusar/Shani/Bayo APCIncumbent re-elected Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Dikwa/Mafa/Konduga APCNew member electedAPC hold Gubio/Kaga/Magumeri APCNew member electedAPC hold Jere APCIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC hold Kukawa/Mobbar/Abadam/Guzamala APCIncumbent re-elected Maiduguri (Metropolitan) APCIncumbent re-elected Monguno/Marte/Nganzai APCIncumbent re-elected
Cross River State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Abi/Yakurr PDPResults partially void and supplementary election calledPDP loss Akamkpa/Biase PDPIncumbent re-elected Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South PDPIncumbent re-elected Calabar Municipal/Odukpani PDPIncumbent re-elected Ikom/Boki PDPIncumbent re-elected Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwarra PDPIncumbent re-elected Obubra/Etung PDPIncumbent re-elected Ogoja/Yala PDPIncumbent re-elected
Delta State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Aniocha/Oshimili PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Bomadi/Patani PDPIncumbent re-elected Burutu PDPIncumbent re-elected Ethiope East/Ethiope West PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold Ika North East/Ika South PDPIncumbent re-elected Isoko South/Isoko North PDPIncumbent re-elected Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie PDPIncumbent retiredNew member electedPDP hold Nkokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwuani PDPIncumbent re-elected Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu SDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Warri North/Warri South/Warri South West SDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain
Ebonyi State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Abakaliki/Izzi PDPIncumbent re-elected Afikpo North/Afikpo South PDPIncumbent re-elected Ebonyi/Ohaukwu PDPIncumbent re-elected Ezza North/Ishielu PDPIncumbent re-elected Ezza South/Ikwo PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member elected after court decisionAPC gain Ivo/Ohaozara/Onicha PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedPDP hold
Edo State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Akoko-Edo APCIncumbent re-elected after court decision Egor/Ikpoba-Okha APCIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedPDP gain Esan Central/Esan South/Igueben PDPIncumbent re-elected Esan North East/Esan South East PDPIncumbent re-elected Etsako East/Etsako West Etsako Central APCIncumbent re-elected Oredo PDPIncumbent re-elected Orhionmwon/Uhunmwonde APCIncumbent re-elected Ovia North East/Ovia South West PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Owan East/Owan West APCIncumbent retiredNew member electedAPC hold
Ekiti State
Constituency Incumbent ResultsIncumbentPartyStatusCandidates Ado Ekiti/Irepodun-Ifelodun PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Ekiti South West/Ikere/Ise/Orun PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Emure/Gbonyin/Ekiti East PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain Ido/Osi, Moba/Ilejeme PDPNew member electedAPC gain Ijero/Ekiti West/Efon PDPIncumbent lost renominationNew member electedAPC gain Ikole/Oye PDPIncumbent lost re-electionNew member electedAPC gain
Enugu State