List of senators from Montserrado County

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Montserrado County highlighted in red.

Montserrado County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Saah H. Joseph and Abraham Darius Dillon.

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List of senators

Senator ElectedYear [lower-alpha 1] Party [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Joyce Musu Freeman 2005 CDC Ran as an independent for re-election in 2014. [1] [2]
Hannah G. Brent 2005 CDC Died in office in 2009. [1] [3]
Geraldine M. Doe-Sheriff 2009 CDC [4]
2011 CDC Died in office in 2019. [5] [6]
George Weah 2014 CDC Elected president in 2017. [2] [7]
Saah Hardy Joseph2018 CDC [8]
2023 CDC [9]
Abraham Darius Dillon 2019 LP Also backed by the UP, ANC, and ALP. [10]
2020 CPP [11]

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 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. "Hon. Hannah G. Brent, Junior Senator of Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia". TLC Africa. 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. "2009 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. "2011 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. Sieh, Rodney (February 10, 2019). "Liberia: Montserrado County Senator Geraldine Doe-Sheriff – 'Lady Zico' – Pronounced Dead in Ghana". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. "George Weah: From football star to Liberia president". Al Jazeera. December 29, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  8. "2018 SENATORIAL BY-ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  9. "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  10. Karmo, Henry (August 2, 2019). "Liberia: Opposition Dillon Declared Winner of Montserrado Senatorial Elections; Urey Leaps Ahead of Kamara in District 15. Race". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  11. "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.