Legislature of Liberia
| Legislature of Liberia | |
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| 53rd Liberian Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses |
Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
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President Pro Tempore
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Armah Zolu Jallah, Ind.
Since 12 February 2015 |
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Speaker of the House
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| Structure | |
| Seats |
103 30 Senators 73 Representatives |
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House of Representatives political groups
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Unity (25)
CDC (10)
Liberty (7)
NUDP (6)
NDC (5)
APD (3)
NPP (3)
MPC (2)
LDP (1)
LTP (1)
NRP (1)
Independents (9)
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Senate political groups
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Unity (10)
NPP (6)
CDC (3)
NUDP (2)
APD (2)
Liberty (1)
NDC (1)
LDP (1)
NDPL (1)
Independents (3)
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| Elections | |
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House of Representatives last election
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11 October 2011 |
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Senate last election
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20 December 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Capitol Building, Monrovia | |
| Website | |
| legislature.gov.lr | |
The Legislature of Liberia is the bicameral legislature of the government of Liberia. It consists of a Senate – the upper house, and a House of Representatives – the lower house, modeled after the United States Congress. Sessions are held at the Capitol Building in Monrovia. Legislature of Liberia is considered one of the three branches of government based on the Article III of the Constitution of Liberia that stipulates all three branches ought to be equal and coordinated based on the Principle of checks and balances.
The House of Representatives contains 73 seats, with each county being apportioned a number of seats based on its population. The Senate has 30 members, with two senators, who won the first and second position, serving from each county elected based on popular vote. Both House and Senate seats are filled through direct election, with candidates who gain a plurality of the vote winning their contested seats. House members serve a term of six years and senators serve a term of nine years, with sitting members allowed to seek re-election.
The qualifications of the voters it the same for both the election of Senate and the House of Representatives. The qualifications for becoming a voter are the person should possess Liberian citizenship, should be aged at least 18 years old at the end of the registration period, should be registered on a voting roll, should be residing in the country during voter registration and on polling day. The qualification for being a Representative of the House are Liberian citizen by origin and aged at least 25 years old, while it is 30 years for becoming a member of the Senate. The requirements for political parties to field its candidates are the member nominated should be a member of the party and individuals who have gained at least 2 per cent of the total votes cast in the constituency the candidate is fielded. The political party should field candidates in at least 50 per cent of total constituencies and should field at least 30 per cent females. If on any circumstance the seat becomes vacant, by-elections are held within 90 days of the vacancy for both the Senate and the House.
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