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.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/– | ||||
| Collaborating Political Parties | 354,898 | 40.27 | 11[b] | 4[c] | 6[d] | 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 | |
| Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction | 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 | ||||||||
- ^ Collaborating Political Parties is a coalition of three parties: the Alternative National Congress (ANC), the Liberty Party and the Unity Party. These parties contested separately at the last election, where they won a combined total of 25.95% of the popular vote.
- ^ 8 held by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress.
- ^ All held by the Unity Party.
- ^ 4 won by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress and 1 by the All Liberian Party.
Aftermath
editNathaniel 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]
Results by county
editThe following are the results for the 2020 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edwin Snowe | 16,476 | 53.97% | |
| CDC | Alex J. Tyler | 8,834 | 28.94% | |
| CPP | Sando Dazoe Johnson | 2,994 | 9.81% | |
| Independent | Soko Adama Dorley | 1,328 | 4.35% | |
| RA | Zobong Boima Norman | 894 | 2.93% | |
| Total votes | 30,526 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,525 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Prince K. Moye | 39,337 | 51.28% | |
| CDC | Henry Willie Yallah | 25,247 | 32.91% | |
| Independent | Mogana Szorkpor Flomo Jr. | 4,125 | 5.38% | |
| Independent | Mohammed A. Nasser | 2,904 | 3.79% | |
| Independent | Dorothy Kwennah Toomann | 1,682 | 2.19% | |
| Independent | Adam Bill Corneh | 1,468 | 1.91% | |
| Independent | Menipakei Dumoe | 1,012 | 1.32% | |
| Independent | Benedict Kpakama Sagbeh | 933 | 1.22% | |
| Total votes | 76,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,891 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Botoe Kanneh | 4,955 | 26.2% | |
| CDC | Alfred Gayflor Koiwood | 4,498 | 23.78% | |
| UPP | Boimah Quaye Taweh III | 2,666 | 14.1% | |
| PUP | Armah Zolu Jallah | 1,967 | 10.4% | |
| LINU | Paul Koulboi Kennedy | 1,626 | 8.6% | |
| LTP | John Kerkula Benda Sr. | 1,411 | 7.46% | |
| CPP | Sam Kamara Zinnah | 1,164 | 6.15% | |
| MPC | Allen M. Gbowee | 395 | 2.09% | |
| NDC | Alaric K. Tokpa | 231 | 1.22% | |
| Total votes | 18,913 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,518 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence | 22,476 | 42.01% | |
| CDC | Gbehzohngar Milton Findley | 20,346 | 38.03% | |
| Independent | Vincent S. T. Willie II | 7,328 | 13.7% | |
| Independent | Magdalene Magdalene Harris | 1,365 | 2.55% | |
| Independent | Anthony Neki Barchue | 836 | 1.56% | |
| Independent | Dave Llewellyn Dixon | 733 | 1.37% | |
| RA | Charles Paul Vah II | 293 | 0.55% | |
| NDC | Emmanuel Bravy Daykeay | 129 | 0.24% | |
| Total votes | 53,506 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3,385 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Simeon Boima Taylor | 10,562 | 34.98% | |
| CDC | Victor Varney Watson | 8,936 | 29.6% | |
| Independent | Mambu M. Sonii | 5,074 | 16.81% | |
| PUP | Emerson Vayomo Kamara | 1,815 | 6.01% | |
| Independent | Fodee Kromah | 1,612 | 5.34% | |
| UPP | Sando Wayne | 1,471 | 4.87% | |
| LRP | Siafa Gargbeh Sheriff | 322 | 1.07% | |
| RA | Jebeh Dakel Brown | 174 | 0.58% | |
| LINU | Hawa Corneh Bropleh | 120 | 0.4% | |
| MPC | Edwin G. K. Zoedua | 107 | 0.35% | |
| Total votes | 30,193 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,745 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC | Zoe Emmanuel Pennue Sr. | 8,228 | 40.44% | |
| LRP | Thomas Nimely | 6,132 | 30.14% | |
| Independent | William G. Nyanue | 2,207 | 10.85% | |
| UPP | George Saigbe Boley Sr. | 1,230 | 6.05% | |
| RA | Amos Zleh | 696 | 3.42% | |
| Independent | Beatrice Wonnah Johnson | 535 | 2.63% | |
| PUP | Cyrus S. Cooper II | 532 | 2.61% | |
| MPC | Joseph W. Geebro | 519 | 2.55% | |
| CPP | Felicia Flahn Doboyonnoh Duncan | 267 | 1.31% | |
| Total votes | 20,346 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,280 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Numene T. H. Bartekwa | 3,679 | 22.83% | |
| LINU | Nathaniel N. Bahway Sr. | 3,597 | 22.32% | |
| Independent | Alfred Toe Segbe | 3,174 | 19.7% | |
| CDC | Peter Sonpon Coleman | 3,061 | 19.0% | |
| CPP | Rosalind Segbe Tonne Sneh | 1,026 | 6.37% | |
| RA | Nicholas N. Doryen Wleh | 745 | 4.62% | |
| Independent | William Wiah Tuider | 545 | 3.38% | |
| NDC | George Toe Sieh Washington Jr. | 184 | 1.14% | |
| MPC | Lawrence Snor Clarke | 101 | 0.63% | |
| Total votes | 16,112 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,561 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Brownie Samukai | 20,431 | 31.8% | |
| Independent | Joseph Kpator Jallah | 13,968 | 21.74% | |
| ALCOP | Mariamu Beyan Fofana | 9,629 | 14.99% | |
| CDC | George Tamba Tengbeh | 7,679 | 11.95% | |
| Independent | Julie Fatorma Wiah | 6,160 | 9.59% | |
| Independent | Dedeh Nohr Jones | 1,810 | 2.82% | |
| Independent | Tamba Dabah Aghailas | 1,272 | 1.98% | |
| LINU | Johnny K. M. Ndebe | 1,196 | 1.86% | |
| RA | Abrahim M. Dukuly | 940 | 1.46% | |
| LRP | Gordon Nyuma Moiwula | 622 | 0.97% | |
| Independent | Mohamed O. Kamara | 545 | 0.85% | |
| Total votes | 64,252 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,338 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | Emmanuel J. Nuquay | 34,918 | 59.65% | |
| CDC | Ivar Kokulo Jones | 15,838 | 27.06% | |
| Independent | Oscar A. Cooper | 3,350 | 5.72% | |
| Independent | Alexander Bango Collins | 2,195 | 3.75% | |
| CPP | Ben A. Fofana | 1,227 | 2.1% | |
| Independent | Gabriel Gahie Bedell Jr. | 865 | 1.48% | |
| MPC | Princess S. Macaulay | 147 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 58,540 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3,096 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC | James Pobee Biney | 9,630 | 39.4% | |
| Independent | H. Dan Morais | 5,098 | 20.86% | |
| CPP | Eric Wlea Giko | 3,622 | 14.82% | |
| RA | Wollor Emmanuel Topor | 2,609 | 10.67% | |
| Independent | Isaac Blalu Roland | 1,650 | 6.75% | |
| Independent | John Akel Ballout Jr. | 1,173 | 4.8% | |
| Independent | Richard Emmanuel Wilbert Yancy | 484 | 1.98% | |
| LRP | William Phillip Anderson Sr. | 177 | 72 | |
| Total votes | 24,443 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2,109 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Abraham Darius Dillon | 206,368 | 61.3% | |
| CDC | Thomas Pangar Fallah | 120,405 | 35.76% | |
| Independent | Bernard Benson Jr. | 4,187 | 1.24% | |
| Independent | Phil Tarpeh Dixon | 2,755 | 0.82% | |
| Independent | Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh | 919 | 0.27% | |
| Independent | Isaac Vah Tukpah | 883 | 0.26% | |
| Independent | Evangeline Israel King | 720 | 0.21% | |
| MPC | Siah Jarmie Tandanpolie | 195 | 0.06% | |
| MOL | Jamima K. H. Wolokolie | 131 | 0.04% | |
| NDC | Cecelia Siaway Teah | 115 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 336,678 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10,327 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDR | Jeremiah K. Koung | 37,899 | 36.12% | |
| CPP | Edith Lianue Gongloe-Weh | 34,153 | 32.55% | |
| PUP | Garrison Doldeh Yealue Jr. | 15,607 | 14.87% | |
| Independent | Taa Z. Wongbe | 5,288 | 5.04% | |
| Independent | Saye-Taayor Adolphus Dolo | 5,147 | 4.91% | |
| MPC | Thomas S. Grupee | 4,973 | 4.74% | |
| RA | Dorr D. Cooper | 1,857 | 1.77% | |
| Total votes | 104,924 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6,592 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wellington Geevon Smith | 3,302 | 23.34% | |
| Independent | Steve Tequah | 3,248 | 22.96% | |
| CDC | Dallas A. V. Gueh | 2,149 | 15.19% | |
| CPP | Gabriel Buchanan Smith | 2,056 | 14.53% | |
| PUP | Bob Rancy Ziankahn | 1,559 | 11.02% | |
| RA | Janjay M. Bloh | 1,001 | 7.08% | |
| UPP | Winston Garpue Borbor | 481 | 3.4% | |
| LINU | Prince B. Brown | 250 | 1.77% | |
| MPC | Eddie Jarque Strother | 101 | 0.71% | |
| Total votes | 14,147 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,014 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPP | Jonathan Sogbie | 4,972 | 33.59% | |
| CDC | Charles Korkor Bardyl | 4,598 | 31.06% | |
| Independent | Matthew N. Jaye | 2,848 | 19.24% | |
| Independent | Francis Saywon Younge | 2,385 | 16.11% | |
| Total votes | 14,803 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 901 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC | Augustine S. Chea | 7,459 | 43.62% | |
| Independent | Thomas Romeo Quioh | 5,028 | 29.41% | |
| CPP | Grace Scotland-Briamah | 4,243 | 24.82% | |
| RA | Andy M. S. Cheeseman | 368 | 2.15% | |
| Total votes | 17,098 | 100.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,302 | |||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2024.