2023 Bayelsa Governorship
Statewide governorship result summary for Bayelsa with declared candidate totals and turnout. Not a polling-unit or ward-level archive.
Source
INEC Bayelsa governorship declaration
This page summarizes the declared statewide governorship outcome for Bayelsa. Official INEC publication remains the authoritative record where corrections, reruns, or court outcomes arise.
As-of date
November 11, 2023
This is a static statewide summary anchored to the election cycle date shown here, not a live feed of later notices or litigation updates.
Coverage depth
Statewide candidate summary
This page publishes statewide candidate totals and turnout context for Bayelsa. It does not yet include polling-unit or ward-level result sheets.
Official references: INEC official website · INEC result portal
Result summaries with source context
This page is a sourced summary layer for public understanding. Official result certification, tribunal rulings, and INEC notices remain the authoritative record where disputes arise.
- Published numbers on this page are intended for public reference, not to replace official collation documents.
- Contested races keep the official result record visible while adding context about disputes separately.
- Election dataset provenance, freshness, and known ingestion caveats now live on the election data sources page.
Official certification and court outcomes take precedence over summary copy.
1,062,128
Registered Voters
252,553
Total Votes Cast
23.8%
Voter Turnout
246,217
Valid Votes
6,336
Rejected Votes
Vote Share by Candidate
Vote Distribution
2023 Bayelsa Governorship Results
Bayelsa state results
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douye DiriWinner | PDP | 175,196 | 71.2% | |
| 2 | APC | 69,483 | 28.2% | ||
| 3 | Others | Various | 1,538 | 0.6% |
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