2027 general election guide

Your vote. Your future.

On 16 January and 6 February 2027, you will choose five people who run your country. whyVote shows who is running, what each office controls, and why your vote counts.

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5 officeson 2 Saturdays

First vote

Sat 16 January 2027

President, Senate, House of Representatives

days away

Second vote

Sat 6 February 2027

Governor, State House of Assembly

days away

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You have heard these before

Tap a card for the short answer. Every one has a full reply you can send to the person who said it.

All eight answers

“They will just buy votes anyway”“The courts will change the result anyway”“My vote does not count”“They are all the same”

The numbers tell a story.

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10.7m

new voter cards are waiting to be collected

INEC registered over 10.7 million new voters for 2027. Their PVCs are now sitting at INEC offices, on top of the millions of older cards that were never picked up. A card left on the shelf is a vote that cannot be cast.

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10.7mnew cards printed for 2027

6m+older cards still uncollected from 2023

Youcollect yours at your INEC LGA office

103.4m

Registered voters for 2027

24.9m

Votes cast in 2023

26.7%

Turnout in 2023, the lowest since 1999

10.7m

New voters registered for 2027

39.7%

Of the 2023 register aged 18 to 34

Source: INEC. The 2027 register figure is from INEC’s October 2026 update, before the final register is published.

Five lines on your ballot. Not one.

Most people think hard about who becomes President and forget the rest. But your Senator, House of Reps member, Governor and State Assembly member decide a lot about your road, your clinic and your school.

01PresidentRuns the federal executive and proposes the federal budget. The loudest race, and only one line out of five.16 Jan 02SenatorIf it is a federal road, a federal agency, or a national law, this office approves the money for it.16 Jan 03House of RepresentativesRepresents the smallest federal unit there is. If federal money never reaches your constituency, start here.16 Jan 04GovernorIf the road is a state road, the hospital is a general hospital, or state school teachers have not been paid, this is the office.6 Feb 05State House of AssemblyMost people cannot name their member, yet this office approves your state’s budget. If state money is wasted and nobody speaks up, this is who stayed quiet.6 Feb

JAN 2027

Saturday

President, Senate, House of Reps

FEB 2027

Saturday

Governor, State House of Assembly

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