| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
12 October 2014 |
| Purpose of elections |
Indirect elections were held for half of the seats in the Senate (36) upon the expiry of members' term of office. |
| Not applicable - indirect elections. |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
28
10
26.32%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: Senate (19.11.2014)
The 2014 elections were held to fill 38 seats in the 72-member Senate.
- 36 seats (six seats each) from the following six departments upon the normal expiry of the previous senators terms: Niari, Lékoumou, Pool, Plateaux (Centre), Cuvette-Ouest and Likouala.
- Two seats (one each from Brazzaville and Bouenza-Sud) following the death of the previous senators.
- Of the 38 senators elected in 2014, 10 are women.
- As at 19 November, of the 72 members of the full Senate, 14 are women. |
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