2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election
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The 2015 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015.[1] APC's Simon Lalong won election for a first term, defeating Gyang Pwajok of the PDP and four minor party candidates.[2] Lalong won in 11 LGAs, receiving 51.83% of the vote, while Pwajok won the remaining six of the 17 LGAs of the state, receiving 47.76% of the total votes, trailing behind Lalong with 44,386 votes margin.[3][4][5][6]
Simon Lalong defeated four other aspirants in the APC gubernatorial primary to emerge as the party's candidate. He picked Yilji Gomwalk as his running mate.[7][8][9]
Gyang Pwajok was the PDP candidate with Sonni Tyoden as his running mate.
Electoral system
[edit]The Governor of Plateau State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
[edit]APC primary
[edit]The APC primary election began at 08:30 pm Thursday 4 December 2014, ending in the early hours of Friday 5 December 2014. Former Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Barr. Simon Lalong, won the primary election[10] polling 2,222 votes against other candidates. Emmanuel Garba polled 304 votes; Solomon Dalung, 293 votes; Elijah Miner, 50 votes; and Vemark Dangin, zero vote. There were 2,964 delegates from across the 17 LGAs of the state.[11][12]
Candidates
[edit]- Party nominee: Simon Lalong.
- Running mate: Sonni Gwanle Tyoden.
- Emmanuel Garba
- Solomon Dalung
- Elijah Miner
- Vemark Dangin
PDP primary
[edit]The PDP primary election was held on December 8, 2014. (A court earlier restrained the election from taking place on this date.[13][14]) A total of 818 delegates from across the state were accredited.[15] Incumbent senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District, Gyang Pwajok, emerged the winner[16] after polling as announced, 435 votes. Ignatius Longjan was closest contestant with 163 votes. Sen. Victor Lar, 109 votes; Kemi Nicholas Nshe, 31 votes; Dr. Haruna Dabin polled 16 votes; Bitrus Nabasu, 10 votes; John Clark Dabwan, seven votes; Prof. Sonni Tyoden, seven votes; Chris Bature, five votes; Godfrey Miri, four votes; Arc. John Alkali, three votes; Joseph Golwa, two votes; Fidelis Tapgun, one vote; Nandom Pyenap, one vote; Jimmy Cheto, zero vote; and Prof. Longmas Wapmuk, zero vote.[17][18] 12 of these 16 aspirants later called for the cancellation of the results.[19][20][21]
Candidates
[edit]- Party nominee: Gyang Pwajok.
- Running mate: Sonni Tyoden.
- Ignatius Longjan: Incumbent deputy governor
- Victor Lar
- Kemi Nshe
- Haruna Dabin
- Bitrus Nabasu
- John Clark Dabwan
- Chris Bature
- Godfrey Miri
- John Alkali
- Joseph Golwa
- Fidelis Tapgun
- Nandom Pyenap
- Jimmy Cheto
- Longmas Wapmuk
Results
[edit]A total of six candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Simon Lalong won the election for a first term, defeating PDP Gyang Pwajok and several minor party candidates. Lalong received 51.83% of the votes, while Pwajok received 47.76%.[1][22][23][24][25][26][27] There were 1,508,585 registered voters from across the state.[28]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Simon Lalong | All Progressives Congress (APC) | 564,913 | 51.83 | |
Gyang Pwajok | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 520,627 | 47.76 | |
Bagudu Hirse | Labour Party (LP) | 1,770 | 0.16 | |
Samson Adamu | All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) | 1,408 | 0.13 | |
Elizabeth Yirse | Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP) | 1,035 | 0.09 | |
Anuma Agudu | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | 260 | 0.02 | |
Total | 1,090,013 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,508,585 | – | ||
Source: PM NEWS,[1] ProShareNg[28] |
By local government area
[edit]Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. Blue represents LGAs won by Lalong. Green represents LGAs won by Pwajok.[29][30][31][32]
County | Simon Lalong
APC |
Gyang Pwajok
PDP |
Total Votes | ||
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# | % | # | % | # | |
Barkin-Ladi | 13,151 | 56,933 | |||
Bassa | 28,770 | 34,341 | |||
Bokkos | 35,689 | 16,111 | |||
Jos East | 15,356 | 7,752 | |||
Jos North | 117,443 | 61,391 | |||
Jos South | 31,760 | 93,962 | |||
Kanam | 41,512 | 30,466 | |||
Kanke | 18,458 | 23,118 | |||
Langtang North | 25,202 | 23,045 | |||
Langtang South | 13,663 | 19,061 | |||
Mangu | 74,981 | 28,509 | |||
Mikang | 12,512 | 11,522 | |||
Pankshin | 33,364 | 23,493 | |||
Qua'an Pan | 27,472 | 19,965 | |||
Riyom | 7,253 | 37,793 | |||
Shendam | 40,464 | 14,476 | |||
Wase | 27,844 | 18,634 | |||
Totals | 564,913 | 520,627 | 1,085,540 |
References
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