Liberian general election, 1955

Liberian general election, 1955
Liberia
3 May 1955

 
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

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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 TubmanTrue Whig Party244,87399.5
Edwin BarclayReformation Party1,1820.5
William O. Davies-BrightIndependent160.0
Total246,071100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 ISBN 0-19-829645-2