1959 Liberian general election

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 , who won just 55 votes.^[1] For the first time, a woman was elected to the Legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.^[2]^[3]

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	William Tubman	True Whig Party	530,566	99.99
	William O. Davies Bright	Independent	55	0.01
Total			530,621	100.00

Source: Nohlen et al.

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ Election results Liberia Today, September 1959
^ Richard A. Henries & A. Doris Banks Henries (1966) Liberia, the West African Republic, p135

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[2] 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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