There are 23 local government areas, 319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state.
[3] In January 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission recorded a total of 2,537,590 registered voters in Rivers State, Nigeria.
The House of Assembly consists of 32 members, each elected to four-year terms in single-member constituencies by plurality.
The qualified members in turn elect a Speaker, whose primary responsibility is to preside over the House.
In 2011, Goodluck Jonathan won comfortably with 1.8 million votes, the highest total gained subnationally that year.