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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.
Keywords: alliances; coups d’état; elections; electoral body; electoral participation; electoral provisions; electoral statistics; electoral systems; history; Liberia; national elections; parliamentary composition; parliamentary elections; political parties; power holders; presidential elections; referendums; registered voters; votes cast
Chapter. 4247 words.
Subjects: Politics
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