2020 Liberian Senate election

Senate elections were held in Liberia on 8 December 2020, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.^[1] the elections were held concurrently with a constitutional referendum.

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats

Party		Votes	%	Total before	Up	Won	Total after	+/–
		354,898	40.27	11^[a]	4^[b]	6	13	+2
	Congress for Democratic Change	246,908	28.02	4	2	3	5	+1
	People's Unification Party	56,398	6.40	1	0	1	2	+1
		37,899	4.30	0	0	1	1	New
	All Liberia Coalition Party	9,629	1.09	0	0	0	0	New
	Rainbow Alliance	9,577	1.09	0	0	0	0	New
	Liberia Restoration Party	7,253	0.82	0	0	0	0	New
	Liberia National Union	6,789	0.77	0	0	0	0	0
	Movement for Progressive Change	6,538	0.74	0	0	0	0	0
	United People's Party	5,848	0.66	0	0	0	0	0
	Liberia Transformation Party	1,411	0.16	0	0	0	0	0
	National Democratic Coalition	659	0.07	2	1	0	1	–1
	Movement for One Liberia	131	0.01	0	0	0	0	New
	National Patriotic Party			5	4	0	1	–4
	National Union for Democratic Progress			1	1	0	0	–1
	Alliance for Peace and Democracy			1	1	0	0	–1
	Liberia Destiny Party			1	1	0	0	–1
	Independents	137,251	15.58	4	1	4	7	+3
Total		881,189	100.00	30	15	15	30	0

Valid votes		881,189	95.08
Invalid/blank votes		45,584	4.92
Total votes		926,773	–
Registered voters/turnout		2,476,356	37.42
Source: NEC

^ 8 held by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress.
^ All held by the Unity Party.

Disputes[]

Nathaniel Blama of the Liberian National Union (LINU) called for a rerun in the election held in Gbarpolu and Grand Kru counties because of tampering with ballots.^[2]

The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) called for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County based on allegations of fraud.^[3]

References[]

^ Liberia senatorial polls to serve as gauge for Weah’s popularity
^ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (21 December 2020). "Liberia: Former EPA Boss Decries Election Fraud in Gbarpolu, Grand Kru Counties". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] 8 held by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress.

[3] All held by the Unity Party.

[1] Liberia senatorial polls to serve as gauge for Weah’s popularity

[4] Mehnpaine, Tina S. (21 December 2020). "Liberia: Former EPA Boss Decries Election Fraud in Gbarpolu, Grand Kru Counties". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[5] Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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