Liberian Senate election, 2014

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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, including former footballer George Weah.^[4] Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.^[5]

Results

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
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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