Bayelsa State Governorship Election
2023
Official INEC results — Douye Diri (PDP) declared winner with 175,467 votes.
DO
🏆 Governor-Elect
Douye Diri
PDP — Peoples Democratic Party
175,467
Votes
61.5%
Vote Share
65,447
Win Margin
📊 Election Summary
Bayelsa State 2023 — Governorship285,487
Total Votes Cast
2
Candidates
8
Total LGAs
11 Nov
Election Date
🗳 Full Results — All Candidates
Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Douye Diri re-elected to second term by 23.6% margin. APC candidate Timipre Sylva (former governor and minister) came second. Sylva rejected results and filed tribunal challenge.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Douye Diri 🏆
(Incumbent)
|
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
|
175,467 | 61.5% | |
| 2 |
Timipre Sylva
|
APC
All Progressives Congress
|
110,020 | 38.5% |
📋 Returning Officer: Prof. Faruk Kuta (VC, FUT Minna)
· Declared:
November 13, 2023
· Source ↗
⏱ Next Bayelsa State Governorship Election
— November 1, 2027
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10 questionsDouye Diri of the PDP won the 2023 Bayelsa State governorship election with 175,467 votes, as declared by INEC on November 13, 2023.
In the 2023 Bayelsa State governorship election: Douye Diri (PDP) — 175,467 votes; Timipre Sylva (APC) — 110,020 votes. Total votes cast: 285,487.
Douye Diri of PDP scored 175,467 votes in the 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, beating Timipre Sylva of APC who got 110,020 votes. The margin of victory was 65,447 votes.
Douye Diri won 0 out of 8 Local Government Areas in Bayelsa State, while Timipre Sylva won 7 LGAs. Bayelsa State has 8 LGAs in total.
The PDP won the Bayelsa State 2023 governorship election. Douye Diri of the PDP was declared governor-elect by INEC.
285,487 total votes were cast in the 2023 Bayelsa State governorship election.
The Bayelsa State 2023 governorship election result was declared by Prof. Faruk Kuta (VC, FUT Minna), the INEC Returning Officer for Bayelsa State.
Douye Diri re-elected to second term by 23.6% margin. APC candidate Timipre Sylva (former governor and minister) came second. Sylva rejected results and filed tribunal challenge.
The next Bayelsa State governorship election is expected on November 1, 2027 — in 447 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Bayelsa State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.