List of senators from Nimba County

Nimba County highlighted in red.

Nimba County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. There is a vacancy in the county caused by the death of Senator Prince Johnson.[1]

List of senators

Senator Elected Year[a] Party[b] Notes
Prince Yormie Johnson 2005 IND Founded the NUDP in 2010, was expelled from the party ahead of the 2014 elections.[2][3][4]
2014 IND Founded the MDR in 2016.[5][6][7]
2023 MDR Died in office in 2024.[8][1]
Saye-Taayor Adolphus Dolo 2005 COTOL Ran with the UP for re-election in 2011. Ran as an independent in 2020.[2][5][9]
Thomas Semandahn Grupee 2011 NUDP Ran with the MPC for re-election in 2020.[10][9]
Jeremiah Kpan Koung 2020 MDR Elected vice president in 2023.[9][11]
Nya D. Twayen Jr. 2024 UP [12]

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Liberia's notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies". BBC. November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2005 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Liberia: NEC Certificates PYJ Party". The Informer, Monrovia. AllAfrica. September 23, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Johnson, Obediah (January 7, 2015). "Liberia: PYJ - God's Anointing Got Me Re-Elected". Heritage Liberia. AllAfrica. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Harmon, William Q. (November 15, 2015). "Liberia: PYJ Forms New Political Party". Liberian Observer. AllAfrica. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Liberia Certifies 22nd Political Party Ahead of 2017 Elections". FrontPage Africa. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "2011 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  11. ^ Karmo, Henry (March 21, 2024). "Liberia: Senator Prince Johnson's Flip-Flop in Nimba County By-election Endorsement". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 SENATORIAL BY-ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.