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1959 Liberian general election

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countryLiberia
previous_election1955 Liberian general election
previous_year1955
next_election1963 Liberian general election
next_year1963
election_date5 May 1959
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
image1William Tubman 1943.jpg
nominee1William Tubman
party1True Whig Party
popular_vote1530,566
percentage199.99%
image23x4.svg
nominee2William O. Davies-Bright
party2Independent politician
popular_vote255
percentage20.01%
titlePresident
before_electionWilliam Tubman
before_partyTrue Whig Party
after_electionWilliam Tubman
after_partyTrue 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. For the first time, a woman was elected to the legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.

Results

President

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p517 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
  2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=GsWRT-H2MaUC&pg=PA4 Election results] ''Liberia Today'', September 1959
  3. Richard A. Henries & A. Doris Banks Henries (1966) ''Liberia, the West African Republic'', p135
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