2014 Liberian Senate election
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Independents | 110,707 | 24.26 | 3 | |
Total | 456,270 | 100.00 | 15 | |
Valid votes | 456,270 | 95.07 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 23,666 | 4.93 | ||
Total votes | 479,936 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,903,229 | 25.22 | ||
Source: NEC, NEC |
By county
[edit]The following are the results for the 2014 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.[6]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
[edit]- ^ 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 Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine National Elections Commission
- ^ "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Candidate List Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine National Elections Commission