List of senators from Gbarpolu County

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Gbarpolu County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Botoe Kanneh and Amara M. Konneh.

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List of senators

Senator ElectedYear [lower-alpha 1] Party [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Samuel Sumo Tormetie 2005 NRP Died in office in 2007. [1] [2]
Daniel Naatehn 2005 UP Failed re-election in 2011. [1] [3]
2014 ANC Died in office in 2023. [4] [5]
J. S. B. Theodore Momo2007 UP Ran with the APD for re-election in 2014. [6] [4]
Armah Zolu Jallah 2011 NPP Ran with the PUP for re-election in 2020. [3] [7]
Botoe Kanneh 2020 IND [7]
Amara Mohammed Konneh 2023 IND [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Indicates the year or years the senator was elected.
  2. ↑ Indicates party the senator was registered with during their election.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2005 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Liberia: NEC Releases Gbarpolu Senatorial by-Electins Timetable". The Inquirer. AllAfrica. September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "2011 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Karmo, Henry (8 August 2023). "Liberia: Gbarpolu Senator Daniel Naatehn is Dead". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "2007 By-Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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