From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1885 Liberian general election

none

Field	Value
country	Liberia
previous_election	1883 Liberian general election
previous_year	1883
next_election	1887 Liberian general election
next_year	1887
election_date	5 May 1885
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Hilary R. W. Johnson - Crop.png
nominee1	Hilary R. W. Johnson
party1	True Whig Party
popular_vote1	1,438
percentage1	62.25%
image2	Blyden E W 3c35638r.jpg
nominee2	Edward Wilmot Blyden
party2	Republican Party (Liberia)
popular_vote2	872
percentage2	37.75%
title	President
before_election	Hilary R. W. Johnson
before_party	True Whig Party
after_election	Hilary R. W. Johnson
after_party	True Whig Party

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1885. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent Hilary R. W. Johnson of the True Whig Party (the dominant ruling party at the time), who was re-elected for a second term.

Results

President

References

"Elections in Liberia".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1885-elections-in-africa 1885-in-liberia elections-in-liberia may-1885 election-and-referendum-articles-with-incomplete-results

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1885 Liberian general election — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report