Election Name: | 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 3 Zamfara State seats in the Senate of Nigeria |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Last Election1: | 0 |
Seats Before1: | 2 |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats Before2: | 0 |
Map Size: | 270px |
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Zamfara 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 Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Kabir Garba Marafa (APC-Central) and Ahmad Sani Yerima (APC-North) retired while Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC-West) was disqualified alongside all other Zamfara APC nominees. With the disqualification, PDP runners-up—Hassan Muhammed Gusau (Central), Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (North), and Lawali Hassan Anka (West)—were declared victors by court ruling. The ruling also overturned APC victories in the gubernatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly elections before awarding those offices to the PDP runners-up.[1]
Affiliation | Party | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | APC | Vacant | ||
Previous Election | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Before Election | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
After Election | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 |
Election Name: | 2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara Central |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara Central |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Election: | Vacant |
After Election: | TBD |
The Zamfara Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bungudu, Gusau, Maru, and Tsafe. The seat is vacant as Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, resigned from the Senate on 23 February 2022 to become Deputy Governor of Zamfara State.
Election Name: | 2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara North |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara North |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Zamfara North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, and Zurmi. Incumbent Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is seeking re-election.
Election Name: | 2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara West |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State#Zamfara West |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Election: | Lawali Hassan Anka |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Zamfara West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Anka, Bakura, Bukkuyum, Gummi, and Maradun. Incumbent Lawali Hassan Anka (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is opted not to seek re-election.