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 William O. Davies Bright, who received 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]

1959 Liberian general election

← 1955 5 May 1959 1963 →
Presidential election
 
Nominee William Tubman William O. Davies-Bright
Party TWP Independent
Popular vote 530,566 55
Percentage 99.99% 0.01%

President before election

William Tubman
TWP

Elected President

William Tubman
TWP

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
William TubmanTrue Whig Party530,56699.99
William O. Davies BrightIndependent550.01
Total530,621100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  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