1959 Liberian general election explained

Country:Liberia
Previous Election:1955 Liberian general election
Previous Year:1955
Next Election:1963 Liberian general election
Next Year:1963
Election Date:5 May 1959
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Election Name:Presidential election
Type:presidential
Image1:William Tubman 1943.jpg
Nominee1:William Tubman
Party1:True Whig Party
Popular Vote1:530,566
Percentage1:99.99%
Nominee2:William O. Davies-Bright
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:55
Percentage2:0.01%
President
Before Election:William Tubman
Before Party:True Whig Party
After Election:William Tubman
After Party:True Whig Party

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1959. In the presidential election, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating independent candidate William O. Davies Bright, who received just 55 votes.[1] For the first time, a woman was elected to the legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.[2] [3]

Results

President

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=GsWRT-H2MaUC&pg=PA4 Election results
  3. Richard A. Henries & A. Doris Banks Henries (1966) Liberia, the West African Republic, p135