2014 Liberian Senate election

Senate elections were held in Liberia on 20 December 2014, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.

Background

The elections were originally scheduled to be held on 14 October 2014, as defined by the constitution.[1] However, they were postponed until 16 December due to the Ebola epidemic. Shortly before 16 December, they were postponed again until 20 December.[2]

Campaign

In early December President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf banned political rallies, claiming that they could cause the Ebola virus to spread.[3]

A total of 139 candidates ran for the 15 seats, including former footballer George Weah.[4] Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.[5]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Congress for Democratic Change135,89729.782
Liberty Party52,35111.472
Unity Party47,12310.334
National Patriotic Party27,6026.051
People's Unification Party22,5284.941
Alternative National Congress18,9174.151
Alliance for Peace and Democracy18,4104.030
National Democratic Coalition5,7261.251
Union of Liberian Democrats4,0920.900
Liberia Transformation Party3,6800.810
Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia3,1540.690
Movement for Progressive Change3,0380.670
Liberia National Union1,7790.390
Victory for Change Party1,2660.280
Independent110,70724.263
Invalid/blank votes23,666
Total479,93610015
Registered voters/turnout1,903,22925.22
Source: NEC, NEC

References

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