Election Name: | 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 8 Abia State seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Last Election1: | 5 |
Seats Before1: | 3 |
Party2: | All Progressives Congress |
Last Election2: | 2 |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Party4: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Last Election4: | 1 |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Party5: | Labour Party (Nigeria) |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Map Size: | 270px |
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 House of Representatives members from Abia State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives and elections to the Senate; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Affiliation | Party | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | APC | APGA | LP | ||
Previous Election | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Before Election | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
After Election | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 |
Election Name: | 2023 Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Aba North/Aba South |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Chimaobi Ebisike |
Before Party: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
After Election: | TBD |
The Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Aba North and Aba South. In 2019, Ossy Prestige (APGA) was elected to the seat with 54.4% of the vote but he died in February 2021.[1] In the ensuing March 2021 by-election, Chimaobi Ebisike (PDP) was elected with 65.5% of the vote; he is seeking re-election.
Election Name: | 2023 Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Arochukwu/Ohafia |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Uko Nkole |
Before Party: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
After Election: | TBD |
The Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Arochukwu and Ohafia. Incumbent Uko Nkole (PDP) was elected with 34.7% of the vote in 2019.Nkole opted not to seek re-election instead running for the Abia North senate seat; he came second in the PDP primary.
Election Name: | 2023 Bende Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Bende |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Bende Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Benjamin Kalu |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Bende Federal Constituency covers the local government area of Bende. Incumbent Benjamin Kalu (APC), who was elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.
Election Name: | 2023 Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Darlington Nwokocha |
Before Party: | Labour Party (Nigeria) |
After Election: | TBD |
The Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Isiala Ngwa North and Isiala Ngwa South. Incumbent Darlington Nwokocha (LP) was elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP. Nwokocha opted against running for re-election and decided to run for the Abia Central senate seat, defecting to the LP in June 2022 to become its senatorial nominee.
Election Name: | 2023 Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Isuikwuato/Umunneochi |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Nkeiruka Onyejeocha |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Isuikwuato and Umu-Nneochi. Incumbent Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC), who was elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.
Election Name: | 2023 Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party4: | Labour Party (Nigeria) |
Party5: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Solomon Adaelu |
Before Party: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
After Election: | TBD |
The Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa, and Ugwunagbo. Incumbent Solomon Adaelu (APGA) was elected with 76.5% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP. Adaelu originally sought re-election in the PDP but withdrew from the primary before defecting to APGA in May 2022 and obtaining its nomination.[2]
Election Name: | 2023 Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Ukwa East/Ukwa West |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Uzoma Nkem-Abonta |
Before Party: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
After Election: | TBD |
The Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Ukwa East and Ukwa West. Incumbent Uzoma Nkem-Abonta (PDP), who was elected with 43.4% of the vote in 2019, decided to run for senator for Abia South instead of seeking re-election; he later withdrew from the senatorial primary.
Election Name: | 2023 Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Federal Constituency elections in Abia State#Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Party3: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Representative | |
Before Election: | Samuel Onuigbo |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South. Incumbent Samuel Onuigbo (APC) was elected with 46.0% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP; he decamped to the APC in December 2020.[3] Onuigbo decided not to seek re-election, instead opting to run for senator for Abia Central.