Senate elections will take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 to renew the 108 elected members of the Senate elected by indirect ballot by the members of the 26 provincial assemblies. The elections will take place in four parts. The election of the 84 senators representing Kinshasa and 19 provinces will be held April 29 at the same time as the gubernatorial elections. This is followed by the election of the senators of Equateur and Ituri on May 24, and on May 26 those of Mai-Ndombe and North Kivu for a total of 16 senators. The election of the last 8 senators will be scheduled after the July elections to complete the provincial assemblies of Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi.[1][2][3][4][5]
These elections follow the re-election of President Félix Tshisekedi at the 2023 presidential election as well as the legislative and provincial elections held concurrently, with the results of the latter leading to the complete renewal of 22 of the 26 electoral colleges responsible for electing senators.
Electoral system
The Senate is made up of 108 seats with four seats per province and eight for the city-province of Kinshasa. The members of a provincial assembly make up the electoral college that elects the senators of that province. Provincial assemblies can have between 18 and 48 members depending on voter registration totals.
Senators are elected for the term of five years by indirect multi-member proportional voting with open lists and a single preferential vote. The distribution is done according to the largest remainder method. Each senator is elected with two substitutes.
Former Presidents of the Republic are by right senators for life. Joseph Kabila is the first president of the Third Republic to have become so in 2019 with his predecessor Laurent-Désiré Kabila having been assassinated during his time in office.
Results
| Party | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | April 29 | May 24 | May 26 | TBD | |||
| Independent | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | ||
| UDPS/Tshisekedi | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | ||
| AB | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | ||
| AFDC-A | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | ||
| A24 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| MLC | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| A/VK2018 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| AACPG | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| ANB | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Ensemble | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| 2A/TDC | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| AAAP | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| AVC-A | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| A/A-UNC | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| A1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| A3A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| AA/C | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| AAAD | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| ACP-A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| AN | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| APCF | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| ARDEV-A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| ART&A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| ATUA | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| AV | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| CDER | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| FPAU | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 84/108 | 84 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 0/8 | ||
| Data source: CENI[6][7] | |||||||
| Province | Senator-elect | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Uélé | Carole Agito (inc.) | Independent | |
| Aminata Namasia | AB | ||
| Norbert Gebanga | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Eddy Pascal Sinango | Independent | ||
| Haut-Katanga | Danny Kabongo | UDPS/Tshisekedi | |
| Salomon Kalonda Della | Ensemble | ||
| Jacques Kyabula (sub1: Christian Kunda) | ARDEV-A | ||
| Sama Lukonde | Independent | ||
| Haut-Lomami | Gracia Yamba | Independent | |
| Alain Ilunga (inc.) | Independent | ||
| Isabelle Kabamba (inc.) | AAAP | ||
| Dany Banza | AB | ||
| Haut-Uélé | Anna Kumbodimo | Independent | |
| Christophe Baseane | Independent | ||
| Prospère Mangbukele | A1 | ||
| Jean Pierre Batumoko (inc.) | A/VK2018 | ||
| Kasaï | Joseph Ngalamulume | AFDC-A | |
| Hubert Mbingho | AA/C | ||
| Gaston Nkole | AACPG | ||
| Clément Muya | 2A/TDC | ||
| Kasaï-Central | Jean Tshisekedi | APCF | |
| Cedric Ngindu | Independent | ||
| Jean Muntuabu | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Sylvain Mukengeshayi | A3A | ||
| Kasaï-Oriental | José Kalala | AV | |
| Alphonse Ngoyi | AFDC-A | ||
| José Mpanda | A24 | ||
| Guy Kabombo | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Kinshasa | Augustin Kabuya | UDPS/Tshisekedi | |
| Gérard Mulumba | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Micke Kabasele | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Gentiny Ngobila | Independent | ||
| Jacques Lunguana | MLC | ||
| Arlette Bahati | AFDC-A | ||
| Ivan Kazadi | Independent | ||
| Anne Mbuguje | AVC-A | ||
| Kongo Central | Didier Budimbu | AVC-A | |
| Pascal Kinduelo | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Nefertiti Ngudianza (inc.) | AAAP | ||
| Baby Vangu | A/VK2018 | ||
| Kwango | Simon Naa Ikamba | Independent | |
| Platini Luheto | Independent | ||
| Willy Bitwisila (sub1: Jeancy Diahoya) | Independent | ||
| Justin Kapenda | Independent | ||
| Lomami | Jonas Kalambayi | UDPS/Tshisekedi | |
| Florence Muleka | ATUA | ||
| Pius Muabilu | AACPG | ||
| Adolphe Lumanu | ACP-A | ||
| Lualaba | Michel Kanyimbu | ART&A | |
| Norbert Naweji | Ensemble | ||
| Célestin Mashata | A24 | ||
| Fifi Masuka (sub1: Joe Saini) | A24 | ||
| Maniema | Idrissa Mangala | UDPS/Tshisekedi | |
| Faustin Luanga | Independent | ||
| Justin Kalumba | AACPG | ||
| Pascal Omana | A24 | ||
| Mongala | Jean-Pierre Lihau | UDPS/Tshisekedi | |
| Elise Bokumwana | FPAU | ||
| Aimé Sakombi | A/A-UNC | ||
| Michel Lingepo | MLC | ||
| Sankuru | René Kalala | Independent | |
| Jules Lodi | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Bernard Mpetshi | 2A/TDC | ||
| Christophe Lutundula | AB | ||
| South Kivu | Norbert Basengezi | AN | |
| Modeste Bahati (inc.) | AFDC-A | ||
| Eustache Muhanzi | A/VK2018 | ||
| Aristide Bulakali | UDPS/Tshisekedi | ||
| Sud-Ubangi | Alexis Mondonge | Independent | |
| Nadine Boboy | Independent | ||
| Jean-Lucien Bussa | CDER | ||
| Françoise Bemba (inc) | MLC | ||
| Tanganyika | Vicky Katumwa (inc.) | AFDC-A | |
| Christine Mwando (inc.) | Ensemble | ||
| Patrice Pungwe | AB | ||
| Joseph Lulu Kitenge | ANB | ||
| Tshopo | Renabel Kayala | AAAD | |
| Jean Bamanisa | MLC | ||
| Jean-Pierre Daruwezi | Independent | ||
| Madeleine Nikomba | ANB | ||
| Tshuapa | Pancrace Boongo | AB | |
| Guy Loando | ANB | ||
| Moise Ekumbo | Independent | ||
| Corneille Isenge | Independent | ||
| Source: CENI[6][7] | |||
Of the 84 senators elected on April 29, eight were incumbents, and three were also elected governor on the same day. To keep their governorships, the governors of Haut-Katanga, Kwango, and Lualaba will have to cede the senatorship to a substitute.[8]