The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast. The Senate was created after a new constitution was approved by a referendum in 2016.
HISTORY
The Senate is expected to first sit in 2018, after the first Ivorian senatorial election, which will be held on March 24, 2018. Under the constitution the Senate is expected to represent the regions.
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
On February 14, 2018, the government of Ivory Coast decided the first Ivorian senatorial election will be held on March 24, 2018. It also established new rules on appointing senators, who will be elected by National Assembly members, members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. Each region and autonomous district will have 2 senators elected and 1 appointed by the President. The Senate has 99 members, who serve five-year terms.
Read: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (IVORY COAST)
PRESIDENTS OF THE SENATE
Below is a list of presidents of the Senate:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio | 10 April 2018 | Present |
CURRENT SENATORS
On 24 March 2018, 66 senators were elected. The president will appoint 33 senators.
| Region | Elected members | Appointed members | |
| Yamoussoukro Autonomous District | Léon Kouamé Loukou (Independent) Gbeugré Konan Yao (Independent) |
1 | |
| Worodougo | Yaya Meité (RHDP) Vaflali Bakayoko (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Total | 66 | 33 | |
| Tonkpi | Mamadou Cissé (RHDP) Seu Tia (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Tchologo | Bakary Ouattara (RHDP) Bakary Sanogo (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Sud-Comoé | Germain Ollo Anouman (RHDP) Félix Famié Akattia Edoukou (RHDP) |
1 | |
| San-Pédro | Clément Boueka Nabo (RHDP) Alphonse Gosso Yabayou (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Poro | Yaya Coulibaly () Augustin Silué Kagnon (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Nawa | Adama Mané (RHDP) Bernard Gobo Yokoré (RHDP) |
1 | |
| N’Zi | Emilienne Epse Bobi (RHDP) Bertin Kouadio Kouakou (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Moronou | Tiémoko Koffi (RHDP) Séraphin Boni Kouamé (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Marahoué | Lionel-Bernard Bassy-Koffi Koffi (RHDP) Charles Goueti Bi Soho (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Lôh-Djiboua | Adia Adido (RHDP) Manindja Touré (RHDP |
1 | |
| La Mé | Christophe Yapo Achi (RHDP) Zepp Atsé N’dé (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Kabadougou | Arouna N’Daho (RHDP) Siaka Koné (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Indénié-Djuablin | Abdoulaye Tano (RHDP) Amoikon Kouakou Banga (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Iffou | Moïse Koumoué Koffi (RHDP) Delphin Kouadio Kpli Kouassi (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Haut-Sassandra | Seri Bi N’Guessan (RHDP) Lancine Touré (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Hambol | Simon Ouattara Lamine (RHDP) Anzoumanan Ouattara (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Guémon | Boniface Gueye (Independent) Evariste Sah Tiétémomon (Independent) |
1 | |
| Grands-Ponts | Félix Memel Grah (Independent) Francis Bombro Lezou (Independent) |
1 | |
| Gontougo | Moïse Yao-Kouman (RHDP) Souleyman Touré (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Gôh | André Logbo (RHDP) Fatouma Sangaré (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Gbôklé | Jean-Baptiste Pany (Independent) Amélie Beugré Orhon (Independent) |
1 | |
| Gbêkê | Alain Cocauthrey Abla-Kouakou (Independent) René Koumoin Konan (Independent) |
1 | |
| Folon | Chantal Fanny Moussokoura (RHDP) Baba Traoré (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Cavally | Edouard Djouha Kéhi (RHDP) Paul Déhé (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Bounkani | Sansan Noufé (Independent) Kouakou Ouattara (Independent) |
1 | |
| Béré | Mamadou Bamba (Independent) Kanaté Dogomo (Independent) |
1 | |
| Bélier | Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (RHDP) Louise Adjoua N’Go (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Bagoué | Nanourou Diarrassouba (RHDP) Losseni Dao (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Bafing | Sarra Fadika (RHDP) Mamadou Diomandé (RHDP) |
1 | |
| Autonomous Districts | |||
| Agnéby-Tiassa | Béhou Ekissi (Independent) Hyacinthe Amon Ekissi (Independent) |
1 | |
| Abidjan Autonomous District | Raymond N’Dohi Yapi (RHDP) Maman Ouattara (RHDP) |
1 | |