2012 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election information
2012 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
2012 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election
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February 11, 2012
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Turnout
72%
Nominee
Henry Seriake Dickson
Party
PDP
Running mate
Gboribiogha John Jonah
Popular vote
417,500
Percentage
89%
Governor before election
Timipre Sylva
PDP
Elected Governor
Seriake Dickson
PDP
The 2012 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred on February 11, 2012.[1][2][3][4][5] PDP's Seriake Dickson won election for a first term, defeating other party candidates. Dickson received 89% of the total vote.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Seriake Dickson emerged the PDP candidate in the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Gboribiogha John Jonah.[13][14]
^"Statement on the Bayelsa Gubernatorial Election Held Saturday, 11 February 2012" (PDF). NDI. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^Ugochukwu, James (February 12, 2012). "Interim Statement On Bayelsa State Governorship Election". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^Ojo, Jide. "Nigeria after the 2011 General Elections". ACE Project. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"Lessons from Nigeria's 2011 Elections" (PDF). International Crisis Group. September 15, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"Dr. Imoro Kubor & Anor vs. Hon. Seriake Henry Dickson & Ors". Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"Nigeria 2015 Elections Scenarios and Recommendations: Bayelsa State". Fund For Peace. January 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference Cleen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Campbell, John (February 14, 2012). "Nigeria: Bayelsa Votes". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"Bayelsa by election result: Seriake Dickson don win Bayelsa West Senatorial District" (in Nigerian Pidgin). BBC News. December 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"PDP Candidate is the New Governor of Bayelsa State". Developing World Politics. February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^Bergstresser, Heinrich (May 8, 2017). A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. BRILL. ISBN 9789004347410. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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^Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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