2014 Liberian Senate election

2014 Liberian Senate election
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15 of the 30 seats in the Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LIB
Leader Joseph Boakai George Weah Charles Brumskine
Party UP CDC Liberty
Seats before 10 3 1
Seats won 4 3 2
Seats after 8 3 2
Seat change Decrease2 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 47,123 135,897 52,351
Percentage 10.33% 29.78% 11.47%
Swing Decrease2.52pp Increase9.58pp Increase0.23pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
NPP
PUP
Leader Roland Massaquoi Emmanuel Nuquay
Party NPP PUP ANC
Seats before 6 — —
Seats won 1 1 1
Seats after 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease5 New New
Popular vote 27,602 22,528 18,917
Percentage 6.05% 4.94% 4.15%
Swing Decrease0.18pp New New
  Seventh party
 
NDC
Party NDC
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 5,726
Percentage 1.25%
Swing Decrease2.24pp
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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. Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.[4][5] Among the candidates were former footballer George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change, who won the Montserrado County election and sat in the Senate until his election as president in 2017.

Results

PartyVotes%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
Independents110,70724.263
Total456,270100.0015
Valid votes456,27095.07
Invalid/blank votes23,6664.93
Total votes479,936100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,903,22925.22
Source: NEC, NEC

By county

The following are the results for the 2014 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.[6]

2014 Bomi County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
UP Morris Gato Saytumah 8,857 47.1%
NPP Lahai Gbabye Lansanah 6,837 36.3%
Independent Michael Abou Jones 1,318 7.0%
CDC Duannah A. Kamara 537 2.9%
Independent Neh Dukuly Tolbert 421 2.2%
LTP Abraham Abraham Nyei 291 1.5%
LP Hajah Sheri Washington 218 1.2%
Independent Gbatokai F. M. Dakinah 145 0.8%
ANC Frances Johnson Morris Allison 137 0.7%
MPC Dwolu Murvee Anderson Sr. 56 0.3%
Total votes 18,817 100.0
2014 Bong County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPP Jewel C. Howard-Taylor 13,672 35.2%
Independent Henrique Flomo Tokpa 11,737 30.2%
UP Ranney Banama Jackson 4,038 10.4%
LP Franklin Obed Siakor 2,497 6.4%
CDC Augustus Jonathan Flomo 2,265 5.8%
GDPL Martin Fahnlon Kerkula Sr. 1,213 3.1%
NDC Edwin Tokpa Juah 872 2.2%
LINU James Karpee Saybay 681 1.8%
Independent Numehn Owen Dunbar 533 1.4%
VCP Benedict Kpakama Sagbeh 386 1.0%
ANC James Yarkpawolo Gbarbea Jr. 375 1.0%
LTP Jefferson Gbaryan 342 0.9%
MPC Mator M. F. Kpangbai 201 0.5%
Total votes 38,812 100.0
2014 Gbarpolu County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
ANC Daniel Flomo Naatehn Sr. 3,962 34.3%
UP Gertrude Tene Lamin 1,906 16.5%
CDC Nathaniel Farlo McGill 1,636 14.2%
APD J. S. B. Theodore Momo Jr. 1,431 12.4%
LP Sumoward Edwin Harris 1,241 10.7%
PUP Fatuma Mamie Zinnah 1,159 10.0%
NDC Alaric K. Tokpa 219 1.9%
Total votes 11,554 100.0
2014 Grand Bassa County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
LP Jonathan Lambort Kaipay 16,296 57.4%
Independent Gbehzohngar Milton Findley 10,306 36.3%
Independent Gabriel B. Smith 1,353 4.8%
ANC Siokin Civicus Barsi-Giah 236 0.8%
CDC Solomon James Murray 213 0.7%
Total votes 28,404 100.0
2014 Grand Cape Mount County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
UP Varney Sherman 13,651 61.7%
CDC Fodee Kromah 3,431 15.5%
NPP Abel Momodu Massalay 1,131 5.1%
ANC Simeon Boima Taylor 1,083 4.9%
ULD James Kormah Momo 884 4.0%
PUP Victor Varney Watson 654 3.0%
NDC Matthew V. Z. Darblo Sr. 582 2.6%
LP Jesse Zinnah Segbo 440 2.0%
LTP Mohammed Abraham Ware Sr. 181 0.8%
Independent Elizabeth G. M. Armstrong 52 0.2%
GDPL Henrietta Victoria Kandakai 38 0.2%
Total votes 22,127 100.0
2014 Grand Gedeh County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CDC A. Marshall Dennis 6,148 35.9%
Independent Zoe Emmanuel Pennue 3,273 19.1%
PUP George Saigbe Boley Sr. 2,146 12.5%
LP Thomas Yaya Nimely 2,109 12.3%
MPC Charles Gaye Breeze Jr. 1,076 6.3%
Independent Samuel Kanyon Doe Jr. 870 5.1%
NDC George Sluwar Dweh Sr. 509 3.0%
APD Cyrus S. Cooper II 388 2.3%
ANC William K. Glay Sr. 221 1.3%
NPP William Y. Glay 196 1.1%
GDPL Cecilia K. Towah 190 1.1%
Total votes 17,126 100.0
2014 Grand Kru County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Albert Tugbe Chie 5,619 45.4%
UP Rosalind Segbe Tonne Sneh 2,781 22.5%
Independent Samuel E. S. Badio 1,551 12.5%
APD Gbenimah Balu Slopadoe I 879 7.1%
MPC Patrice Pokar Weah 611 4.9%
NDC Amos Yonkon Bartu 576 4.7%
ANC Joseph N. Kpanie II 362 2.9%
Total votes 12,379 100.0
2014 Lofa County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
LP Stephen J. H. Zargo 12,797 26.2%
APD Joseph Kpator Jallah 8,554 17.5%
Independent Alhaji G. V. Kromah 7,127 14.6%
PUP Sumo G. Kupee 6,288 12.9%
ANC Stanley S. Kparkillen 4,855 9.9%
CDC Galakpai Woizee Kortimai 3,570 7.3%
UP Francis Mazuwu Carbah 2,966 6.1%
Independent Fomba Varlee Sannoh 1,870 3.8%
GDPL Gladys G. Y. Beyan 785 1.6%
Total votes 48,812 100.0
2014 Margibi County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
PUP Jim Womba Tornonlah 7,893 30.5%
CDC Ansu Dao Sonii 6,640 25.7%
NPP Saah Richard Gbollie 2,696 10.4%
ANC J. Stanley Nyumah 2,280 8.8%
LP Clarice Alpha Jah 1,967 7.6%
ULD Roland C. Kaine 1,712 6.6%
GDPL William Garway Sharpe 928 3.6%
UP Edna Araminta Lloyd 715 2.8%
Independent Gabriel Gahie Bedell Jr. 349 1.3%
APD William R. Slocum 272 1.1%
LTP Pennoh Wreh Bestman 196 0.8%
MPC B. Abraham F. Tengbeh 155 0.6%
NDC John Fayah Josiah 66 0.3%
Total votes 25,869 100.0
2014 Maryland County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent J. Gbleh-bo Brown 5,192 32.7%
CDC Bhofal Chambers 5,116 32.2%
PUP Isaac Blalu Roland 2,122 13.4%
NPP James N. Anderson II 1,101 6.9%
UP John A. Ballout Jr. 877 5.5%
ANC Thomas G. Bedell 621 3.9%
ULD Abraham Botimo Jackson 506 3.2%
LP Roosevelt S. Kla-Fleh 339 2.1%
Total votes 15,874 100.0
2014 Montserrado County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CDC George Weah 99,226 78.0%
Independent Robert Alvin Sirleaf 13,692 10.8%
LP Benjamin Robert Sanvee 4,410 3.5%
Independent Christopher Zeohn Neyor 3,730 2.9%
LTP Sheikh Al Moustapha Kouyateh 2,348 1.8%
LINU Nathaniel T. Blama Sr. 1,098 0.9%
Independent Miatta Aries Fahnbulleh 970 0.8%
UP Ali Sylla 610 0.5%
Independent J. Musu Freeman-Sumo 427 0.3%
Independent Celia Cuffy-Brown 396 0.3%
PUP James Laveli Supuwood 331 0.3%
Total votes 127,238 100.0
2014 Nimba County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Prince Johnson 37,932 66.6%
LP Edith Lianue Gongloe-Weh 9,471 16.6%
CDC Yamie QuiQui Gbeisay Sr. 5,941 10.4%
ANC Peter Y. B. Weato 2,210 3.9%
NDC Joseph D. Z. Korto 943 1.7%
NPP John Leagar Teah 426 0.7%
Total votes 56,923 100.0
2014 Rivercess County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
NDC Francis Saturday Paye 1,959 22.8%
UP Wellington Geevon Smith 1,278 14.9%
ANC J. Josephus Burgess Sr. 1,010 11.7%
VCP Bob Tompoe-Ziankahn 880 10.2%
MPC Rosana Glaypohkpay D. H. Schaack 687 8.0%
PUP Jay Jonathan Banney 627 7.3%
NPP Victor Missiongar Wilson 611 7.1%
LP D. Onesimus Banwon 566 6.6%
APD Jerry Vogar Geedeh 441 5.1%
ULD Emmanuel S. Toe 312 3.6%
CDC Teplah P. Reeves 143 1.7%
Independent Minnie Travers Tomah 82 1.0%
Total votes 8,596 100.0
2014 River Gee County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
UP Conmany Wesseh 2,672 26.1%
APD Jonathan Boycharles Sogbie 1,719 16.8%
ANC Daniel G. Johnson 1,565 15.3%
PUP Charles Korkor Bardyl 1,308 12.8%
Independent Andrew Nyenpan Saytue Sr. 1,031 10.1%
CDC Alexander P. B. Yeaher 742 7.3%
ULD Geetor Sarku Saydee 678 6.6%
LTP Michael A. Cooper 322 3.1%
NPP G. Saygbegee Davis Sr. 193 1.9%
Total votes 10,230 100.0
2014 Sinoe County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
UP Juojulue Milton Teahjay 6,772 50.1%
APD Mobutu Vlah Nyenpan 4,726 35.0%
NPP Delcontee Juah Wleh Sr. 739 5.5%
Independent Michael Geegbae Mueller 427 3.2%
Independent Oscar Jaryee Quiah 304 2.3%
CDC Richmond Nagbe Tobii 289 2.1%
MPC Klahn-Gboloh Jarbah 252 1.9%
Total votes 13,509 100.0

References

  1. ^ Liberian Supreme Court Puts Hold on Special Senate Election VOA News, 1 December 2014
  2. ^ Liberia delays elections again because of Ebola ENCA, 15 December 2014
  3. ^ Liberia Bans Election Rallies to Fight Ebola New York Times, 4 December 2014
  4. ^ Ebola crisis: Liberia holds senate postponed election BBC News, 20 December 2014
  5. ^ Final List of Candidates Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine National Elections Commission
  6. ^ "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2024.