All Nigeria elections

2011 Nigerian Parliamentary Election

9 April 2011 · The Fourth Republic · 360 seats, 56 for a majority

The election was originally scheduled to be held on 2 April. However it was later postponed to 4 April on the originally scheduled day of the election itself as voters turned up in the morning to see ballots had not yet arrived.

Prime Minister before

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

People's Democratic Party

203 of 360 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the House of Representatives
People's Democratic Party203
13,351,64746.7%
Action Congress of Nigeria69
5,141,85618.0%
Congress for Progressive Change38
4,212,28314.7%
All Nigeria Peoples Party28
2,900,30610.1%
Labour Party8
982,6473.4%
All Progressives Grand Alliance7
487,7531.7%
Accord5
335,7601.2%
Democratic People's Party1
489,0741.7%

1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.