National Assembly elections in Nigeria
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National Assembly elections in Nigeria are nationwide legislative polls held to choose members of the country’s bicameral federal parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | INEC-administered elections ⓘ |
| chamber |
House of Representatives of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Independent National Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralChallenges |
allegations of vote buying
ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ security concerns in some regions ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| elects |
members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
ⓘ
members of the Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| firstHeldAfterCurrentConstitution | 1999 GENERATED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| houseConstituencyStructure | single-member federal constituencies ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | National Assembly of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
domestic election observers
ⓘ
international election observers ⓘ |
| notableElectionYear |
1999 Nigerian National Assembly election
ⓘ
2003 Nigerian National Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2007 Nigerian National Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2011 Nigerian National Assembly election ⓘ 2015 Nigerian National Assembly election ⓘ 2019 Nigerian National Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2023 Nigerian National Assembly election ⓘ |
| numberOfRepresentativesElected | 360 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenatorsElected | 109 ⓘ |
| oversightRoleOfElectedBody |
budget approval
ⓘ
executive oversight ⓘ lawmaking at the federal level ⓘ |
| partOf | electoral cycle in Nigeria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
general elections in Nigeria
ⓘ
gubernatorial elections in Nigeria ⓘ presidential elections in Nigeria ⓘ state assembly elections in Nigeria ⓘ |
| senateConstituencyStructure | 3 senators per state plus 1 for the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ |
| supervisingAgency | Independent National Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthForRepresentatives | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthForSenators | 4 years ⓘ |
| usuallyHeldOnSameDayAs |
other federal elections in Nigeria
ⓘ
presidential election in Nigeria ⓘ |
| voterEligibility | Nigerian citizens aged 18 or above ⓘ |
| voterRegistration | permanent voter register ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystemUsedInHouseOfRepresentatives | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemUsedInSenate | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
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