This chapter on elections and electoral systems in Liberia follows the same format as all the other country chapters in the book. The first section is introductory and contains a historical overview, discussion of the evolution of electoral provisions, an account of the current electoral provisions, and a comment on the electoral statistics. The second section consists of ten tables. These are: 2.1 Dates of National Elections, Referendums, and Coups d’Etat; 2.2 Electoral Body 1955–1985 (data on population size, registered voters, and votes cast); 2.3 Abbreviations (abbreviations and full...

This chapter on elections and electoral systems in Liberia follows the same format as all the other country chapters in the book. The first section is introductory and contains a historical overview, discussion of the evolution of electoral provisions, an account of the current electoral provisions, and a comment on the electoral statistics. The second section consists of ten tables. These are: 2.1 Dates of National Elections, Referendums, and Coups d’Etat; 2.2 Electoral Body 1955–1985 (data on population size, registered voters, and votes cast); 2.3 Abbreviations (abbreviations and full names of political parties and alliances used in tables 2.6, 2.7, and 2.9); 2.4 Electoral Participation of Parties and Alliances 1955–1985 (participation of political parties and alliances in chronological order and including the years and number of contested elections); 2.5 Referendum 1984 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.6 Elections for Constitutional Assembly (none held); 2.7 Parliamentary Elections 1985–1997 (details of registered voters and votes cast nationally and by county); 2.8 Composition of Parliament 1955–1997 (House of Representatives and Senate); 2.9 Presidential Elections 1955–1997 (details of registered voters and votes cast nationally and regionally); and 2.10 List of Power Holders 1931–1998.