Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Old news (olds?)

In the always "in the present" world, I'd forgotten to pay attention to the results of last week's legislative elections. Most of the media did. There was a partial report in the Christian Science Monitor, but I had to dig up this Reuters report to find anything substantial.

It appears that the PDP is likely to retain majorities in both houses of the Nigerian Congress, but it won't have the overwhelming majorities it had in the last Congress.

Keep in mind that the voting is not over. Voting has been postponed in some districts because of logistical problems.

Latest Nigerian election results

Below is a table of the latest available results from constituencies declared in Nigeria's national assembly elections.

The figures show the number of seats won by party, the percentage of constituencies declared so far that represents, and the percentage of seats each party held in the outgoing parliament.

Results are still awaited from some regions where they were contested or where voting was delayed. The Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to collate national figures.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PDP has won 123 seats (53%). It controlled 77% in the last Congress.
CPC has won 30 seats (13%). It controlled 0% in the last Congress.
ACN has won 47 seats (20%). It controlled 7% in the last Congress.
ANPP has won 25 seats (11%). It controlled 15% in the last Congress.
APGA has won 6 seats (3%). It controlled one seat in the last Congress.
Labour has won no seats (0%). It controlled two seats in the last Congress.
Others have won 3 seats (1%). They controlled one seat in the last Congress.

Number of constituencies declared: 234

*No voting took place in 48 of the 360 House of Representatives constituencies because of organisational delays.

SENATE

Number of Percentage of Outgoing
seats won those declared parliament (%)

PDP has won 45 seats (63%). It controlled 85% in the last Congress.
CPC has won 5 seats (7%). It controlled 1% in the last Congress.
ANC has won 13 seats (18%). It controlled 6% in the last Congress.
ANPP has won 7 seats (10%). It controlled 7% in the last Congress.
APGA has won 1 seat (<1%). It controlled <1% in the last Congress.

Labour has won no seats (0%). It controlled no seats in the last Congress.

Others have won 1 seat (<1%). They controlled no seats in the last Congress.

Number of constituencies declared: 72

*No voting took place in 15 of the 109 Senate constituencies because of organisational delays.