2014 Liberian Senate election
Senate elections were held in Liberia on 20 December 2014, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.
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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 |
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| Congress for Democratic Change | 135,897 | 29.78 | 2 |
| Liberty Party | 52,351 | 11.47 | 2 |
| Unity Party | 47,123 | 10.33 | 4 |
| National Patriotic Party | 27,602 | 6.05 | 1 |
| People's Unification Party | 22,528 | 4.94 | 1 |
| Alternative National Congress | 18,917 | 4.15 | 1 |
| Alliance for Peace and Democracy | 18,410 | 4.03 | 0 |
| National Democratic Coalition | 5,726 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Union of Liberian Democrats | 4,092 | 0.90 | 0 |
| Liberia Transformation Party | 3,680 | 0.81 | 0 |
| Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia | 3,154 | 0.69 | 0 |
| Movement for Progressive Change | 3,038 | 0.67 | 0 |
| Liberia National Union | 1,779 | 0.39 | 0 |
| Victory for Change Party | 1,266 | 0.28 | 0 |
| Independent | 110,707 | 24.26 | 3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,666 | – | – |
| Total | 479,936 | 100 | 15 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,903,229 | 25.22 | – |
| Source: NEC, NEC | |||
References
- Liberian Supreme Court Puts Hold on Special Senate Election VOA News, 1 December 2014
- Liberia delays elections again because of Ebola ENCA, 15 December 2014
- Liberia Bans Election Rallies to Fight Ebola New York Times, 4 December 2014
- Ebola crisis: Liberia holds senate postponed election BBC News, 20 December 2014
- Final List of Candidates National Elections Commission
External links
- Candidate List National Elections Commission
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