Elections in Liberia

Elections in Liberia occur solely at the national level. The head of state, the President of Liberia, is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system, in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round. The Legislature has two elected chambers.

The House of Representatives has 73 members, elected to six-year terms by the first-past-the-post method in single-member districts. The Senate has 30 members, 2 from each county, elected at-large to nine-year terms by the first-past-the-post method. Senatorial elections are staggered, with one senator from each county being elected in elections held three years apart, followed by a six-year period in which no senatorial elections are held.

All citizens who are 18 years or older may register to vote in elections. Under Article 83(a) of the Constitution, elections are held on the second Tuesday of October every election year, with presidential run-off elections being held on the second Tuesday following the announcement of the results of the first round. Elections are regulated by the National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC).

The first round of a general election to elect the President and House of Representatives on 10 October 2017, resulted in a run-off between ex-football star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai.^[1] George Weah won the run-off with more than 60% of the ballots cast.^[2]

Latest elections

Presidential elections


Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	George Weah	Jewel Taylor	Coalition for Democratic Change	596,037	38.37	732,185	61.54
	Joseph Boakai	Emmanuel James Nuquay	Unity Party	446,716	28.76	457,579	38.46
	Charles Brumskine	Harrison S. Karnwea Sr.	Liberty Party	149,495	9.62
	Prince Johnson	Audrian R. Smith-Forbes	Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction	127,666	8.22
	Alexander B. Cummings Jr.	Jeremiah Sulunteh	Alternative National Congress	112,067	7.21
	Benoni Urey	Alexander Nyonkon Duopu	All Liberian Party	24,246	1.56
	Joseph Mills Jones	Samuel B. Reeves Jr.	Movement for Economic Empowerment	12,854	0.83
	MacDella Cooper	William R. Slocum	Liberia Restoration Party	11,645	0.75
	Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh	Marcus S.G. Dahn	Liberian People's Party	11,560	0.74
	Oscar Cooper	Wonderr Koryenen Freeman	Independent	10,381	0.67
	MacDonald A. Wento	John N. Bleah	United People's Party	8,968	0.58
	Simeon C. M. Freeman	William T. Knowlden	Movement for Progressive Change	6,682	0.43
	Isaac Gbombadee Wiles	Richmond D. K. Yarkpah	Democratic Justice Party	6,379	0.41
	Aloysius William Kpadeh	John S. Partor	Independent	5,922	0.38
	Kennedy Gbleyah Sandy	Victoria Morris Tweh	Liberia Transformation Party	5,343	0.34
	George Sluwer Dweh Sr.	Annie Y. Tuazama	Redemption Democratic Congress	4,935	0.32
	William Wiah Tuider	Dave L. Dixon	New Liberia Party	4,920	0.32
	Jeremiah Z. Whapoe	Isaac D. G. Flowers	Vision for Liberia Transformation	3,946	0.25
	Yarkpajuwur N. Mator	Ruth L. Kollie	Independent	1,940	0.12
	Wendell J. E. McIntosh	Manjerngie Cecelia Ndebe	Change Democratic Action	1,646	0.11
Total				1,553,348	100.00	1,189,764	100.00

Valid votes				1,553,348	94.61	1,189,764	97.67
Invalid/blank votes				88,574	5.39	28,360	2.33
Total votes				1,641,922	100.00	1,218,124	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				2,183,629	75.19	2,183,629	55.78
Source: NEC NEC

House of Representatives elections


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC–NPP–LPDP)	239,754	15.57	21	+7
	Unity Party	220,508	14.32	20	−4
	Liberty Party	131,980	8.57	3	−4
	Alternative National Congress	93,475	6.07	0	New
	People's Unification Party	90,421	5.87	5	New
	All Liberian Party	77,013	5.00	3	New
	Movement for Economic Empowerment	59,268	3.85	1	New
	Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction	56,734	3.69	2	New
	Coalition for Liberia's Progress	50,732	3.30	0	New
	Liberia Transformation Party	49,621	3.22	1	0
	United People's Party	47,357	3.08	1	New
	Victory for Change Party	28,385	1.84	1	+1
	Liberian People's Party	24,287	1.58	1	New
	Vision for Liberia Transformation	21,324	1.39	0	New
	Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia	20,588	1.34	0	0
	Liberia National Union	20,227	1.31	1	+1
	Movement for Progressive Change	19,980	1.30	0	−2
	True Whig Party	14,723	0.96	0	New
	Liberia Restoration Party	11,690	0.76	0	New
	Democratic Justice Party	7,415	0.48	0	New
	Change Democratic Action	7,166	0.47	0	New
	Redemption Democratic Congress	5,731	0.37	0	New
	Liberians for Prosperity	628	0.04	0	New
	New Liberia Party	494	0.03	0	New
	Independents	240,001	15.59	13	−2
Total		1,539,502	100.00	73	0

Valid votes		1,539,502	94.86
Invalid/blank votes		83,427	5.14
Total votes		1,622,929	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,183,629	74.32
Source: NEC, NEC, Carter Center

Senate elections


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

The following are the results for the 2014 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.^[3]

2014 Bomi County Senatorial election
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

2014 Bong County Senatorial election
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

2014 Gbarpolu County Senatorial election
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

2014 Grand Bassa County Senatorial election
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

2014 Grand Cape Mount County Senatorial election
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

2014 Grand Gedeh County Senatorial election
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

2014 Grand Kru County Senatorial election
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

2014 Lofa County Senatorial election
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

2014 Margibi County Senatorial election
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

2014 Maryland County Senatorial election
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

2014 Montserrado County Senatorial election
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

2014 Nimba County Senatorial election
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

2014 Rivercess County Senatorial election
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

2014 River Gee County Senatorial election
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

2014 Sinoe County Senatorial election
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

^ "National Elections Commission Liberia". NEC. 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "George Weah elected Liberian president". bbc.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

External links

[1] "National Elections Commission Liberia". NEC. 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[2] "George Weah elected Liberian president". bbc.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[3] "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

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