1923 Liberian general election explained

Country:	Liberia
Previous Election:	1919 Liberian general election
Previous Year:	1919
Next Election:	1927 Liberian general election
Next Year:	1927
Election Date:	1923
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: C.B.D. King, delegate to peace conference, from Liberia, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front LCCN95512223 (cropped).jpg Nominee1: Charles D. B. King Party1: True Whig Party Popular Vote1: 45,000 Nominee2: Samuel G. Harmon Party2 Name: no Party2: People's Party Color2: DDDDDD President Before Election: Charles D. B. King Before Party: True Whig Party After Election: Charles D. B. King After Party: True Whig Party
Registered:	<6,000
Turnout:	>750%

General elections were held in Liberia in 1923. In the presidential elections, the result was a victory for Charles D. B. King of the True Whig Party, who was re-elected for a second term,^[1] defeating Samuel G. Harmon of the People's Party.^[2]

The results of the election were rigged, with King receiving 45,000 votes, despite there being only 6,000 Liberians eligible to vote.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia
2. Joseph Saye Guannu (1985) A Short History of the First Liberian Republic, p45
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=FaEs88IpUzEC&dq=liberian+election+1847&pg=PA264 Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: The Impact of Globalization and Civil Society on Media-government Relations