| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parliament / Parlement |
| 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) |
19 January 2007 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all seats in the Senate to replace the transitional Senate. |
| (not applicable - indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 19 January 2007 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Independents |
26
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| People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) |
22
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| Others |
18
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| Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) |
14
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| Forces for Renewal |
7
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| Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) |
7
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| Christian Democrats Party (PDC) |
6
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| Convention of Christian Democrats (CDC) |
3
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| Social Movement for Renewal (MSR) |
3
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| Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) |
2
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
103
5
4.63%
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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 |
Sources:
- http://www.cei-rdc.cd/
- Senate (26.01.2007
12.04.2011)
Note on the distribution of seats:
'Others' refers to the following parties took one seat each.
1. ADECO
2. CDU
3. CDD
4. CODECO
5. CRD
6. DCF-COFEDEC
7. FSIR
8. LDC
9. PANU
10. PDS
11. PDSC
12. RADESO
13. RCDN
14. RSF
15. UCL
16. UDEMO
17. UNADEC
18. UNADEF |
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