1959 Liberian general election

1959 Liberian general election

5 May 1959

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

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]

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

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