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The 2024 Liberian by-elections were held on April 23, 2024. The by-elections were the result of two vacancies: one in the Senate in Nimba County , the other in the House of Representatives , in Grand Gedeh County's 1st district .
Nimba County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. It is currently represented by Nya D. Twayen Jr. There is a vacancy in the county caused by the death of Senator Prince Johnson .
22 January – Joseph Boakai is inaugurated President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing President George Weah, whom he defeated in the 2023 runoff election. [1]27 March – A court in France sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity."
The House is required to notify the National Elections Commission within 30 days of a vacancy due to a representative's death, resignation, incapacity, or expulsion. The NEC then carries out a by-election within 90 days of such notification to fill the vacancy. Representatives elected in a by-election are only elected to serve the remainder of ...
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia. Each of the fifteen counties are equally represented by two senators, elected to serve staggered nine-year terms. The Senate meets at the Capitol Building in Monrovia.
Koffa is a 1982 graduate of Cathedral Catholic High School. After acquiring his basic education in Liberia, Koffa traveled to the United States. While in the US Koffa enrolled at the Shaw University, Raleigh North Carolina, US, where he obtained a Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA-cum laude) with emphasis in urban planning.
The Speaker may be removed from their position by a two-thirds majority. A Deputy Speaker is also elected, and, in the event of a vacancy in the speakership, serves as Speaker until the election of a replacement, which is to occur within sixty days. The Speaker is also responsible for appointing members to House Committees.
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