2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe representing Rivers West, Lee Maeba representing Rivers South-East and John Azuta-Mbata representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]
Overview
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | AD | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers West | Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe | PDP | ||||
| Rivers South-East | Lee Maeba | PDP | ||||
| Rivers East | John Azuta-Mbata | PDP | ||||
Results
Rivers West
The election was won by Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Rivers South-East
The election was won by Lee Maeba of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Lee Maeba | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Rivers East
The election was won by John Azuta-Mbata of the Peoples Democratic Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | John Azuta-Mbata | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
References
- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.