2015 Nigerian general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2015_Nigerian_general_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:date 28 March 2015
gptkbp:defeatedIncumbent gptkb:Goodluck_Jonathan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2015 Nigerian general election
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Adebayo_Ayeni
gptkb:Allagoa_Chinedu
gptkb:Ambrose_Albert_Owuru
gptkb:Ayeni_Adebayo
gptkb:Comfort_Sonaiya
gptkb:Ganiyu_Galadima
gptkb:Godson_Okoye
gptkb:Mani_Ahmad
gptkb:Martin_Onovo
gptkb:Nani_Ibrahim_Ahmad
gptkb:Rafiu_Salau
gptkb:Sam_Eke
gptkb:Tunde_Anifowoshe-Kelani
gptkb:Goodluck_Jonathan
gptkb:Muhammadu_Buhari
gptkb:Chekwas_Okorie
gptkbp:mainElectionType presidential
parliamentary
gptkbp:notableFor first time incumbent president lost re-election in Nigeria
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:business
gptkb:security
gptkb:Boko_Haram_insurgency
corruption
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Independent_National_Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:parliamentaryRunnerUp gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:parliamentaryWinner gptkb:All_Progressives_Congress
gptkbp:postponedDueTo 28 March 2015
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2011_Nigerian_general_election
gptkbp:presidentialPartyRunnerUp gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:presidentialPartyWinner gptkb:All_Progressives_Congress
gptkbp:presidentialRunnerUpVotes 12,853,162
gptkbp:scheduledYear 14 February 2015
gptkbp:stateElectorate 67,422,005
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2019_Nigerian_general_election
gptkbp:voterTurnout 43.65%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 15,424,921
gptkbp:votingSystem 29,432,083
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Muhammadu_Buhari
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muhammadu_Buhari
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5