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1923 Liberian general election

Fraudulent election

Fraudulent election

FieldValue
countryLiberia
previous_election1919 Liberian general election
previous_year1919
next_election1927 Liberian general election
next_year1927
election_date1923
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
image1C.B.D. King, delegate to peace conference, from Liberia, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front LCCN95512223 (cropped).jpg
nominee1Charles D. B. King
party1True Whig Party
popular_vote145,000
image23x4.svg
nominee2Samuel G. Harmon
party2_nameno
party2People's Party
color2DDDDDD
running_mate2Thomas J. R. Faulkner
titlePresident
before_electionCharles D. B. King
before_partyTrue Whig Party
after_electionCharles D. B. King
after_partyTrue Whig Party
registered
turnout750%

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, defeating Samuel G. Harmon, former vice president, of the People's Party. Thomas J. R. Faulkner served as Harmon's running mate.

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

References

References

  1. [http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia] African Elections Database
  2. Joseph Saye Guannu (1985) ''A Short History of the First Liberian Republic'', p45
  3. (2014). "Presidential Power Transfer in Liberian History, Joseph Jenkins Roberts to George Manneh Weah". Liberian Studies Journal.
  4. [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]
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