2020 Liberian Senate election
8 December 2020
15 of the 30 seats in the Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PUP
Leader Joseph Boakai George Weah Emmanuel Nuquay
Party CPP CDC PUP
Seats before 11 4 1
Seats won 6 3 2
Seats after 13 5 2
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Increase2
Popular vote 354,898 246,908 56,398
Percentage 40.27% 28.02% 6.40%
Swing Increase14.32pp[lower-alpha 1] Decrease1.76pp Increase1.64pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
MDR
NDC
Party MDR NDC
Seats before — 2
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change New Decrease1
Popular vote 37,899 659
Percentage 4.30% 0.07%
Swing New Decrease1.18pp

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

PartyVotes%Seats
Total
before		UpWonTotal
after		+/–
Collaborating Political Parties354,89840.2711[lower-alpha 2]4[lower-alpha 3]6[lower-alpha 4]13+2
Congress for Democratic Change246,90828.024235+1
People's Unification Party56,3986.401012+1
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction37,8994.300011New
All Liberia Coalition Party9,6291.090000New
Rainbow Alliance9,5771.090000New
Liberia Restoration Party7,2530.820000New
Liberia National Union6,7890.7700000
Movement for Progressive Change6,5380.7400000
United People's Party5,8480.6600000
Liberia Transformation Party1,4110.1600000
National Democratic Coalition6590.072101–1
Movement for One Liberia1310.010000New
National Patriotic Party5401–4
National Union for Democratic Progress1100–1
Alliance for Peace and Democracy1100–1
Liberia Destiny Party1100–1
Independents137,25115.584147+3
Total881,189100.00301515300
Valid votes881,18995.08
Invalid/blank votes45,5844.92
Total votes926,773–
Registered voters/turnout2,476,35637.42
Source: NEC
  1. ↑ 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.
  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.
  4. ↑ 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

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

  1. ↑ Liberia senatorial polls to serve as gauge for Weah’s popularity
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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