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. 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[]


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

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 Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine National Elections Commission

External links[]

Candidate List Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine National Elections Commission

[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

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t Elections and referendums in Liberia
Presidential elections	1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1939 1943 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1985 1997 2005 2011 2017 2023
Legislative elections	1840 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1939 1943 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1985 1997 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023
Local elections	...
Referendums	1846 1847 1849 1861 1869 1870 1907 1927 1935 1943 1945 1946 1949 1955 1972 1975 1984 2011 2020
See also: Elections and referendums in the Republic of Maryland