Liberian general election, 1955

Liberian general election, 1955

1951 ←
3 May 1955
→ 1959

 
Nominee William Tubman Edwin Barclay William O. Davies-Bright
Party True Whig RP Independent
Popular vote 244,873 1,182 16
Percentage 99.51% 0.48% 0.01%

Elected President

William Tubman

Liberia

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General elections were held in Liberia in May 1955. For the first time since 1931 there was more than one candidate in the presidential election. However, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was easily re-elected, winning over 99.5% of the vote.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
William Tubman True Whig Party 244,873 99.5
Edwin Barclay Reformation Party 1,182 0.5
William O. Davies-Bright Independent 16 0.0
Total 246,071 100
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 ISBN 0198296452