List of by-elections in Liberia
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The following is a list of by-elections in Liberia.
List of by-elections
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Date | Constituency | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
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May 13, 2006 (1st round)[1] May 2006 (2nd round)[2] |
Rivercess-1 | Ronald Alexander Mitchell[3] | IND[3] | Elizabeth Pennoh Williams[2] | UP[2] | Election overturned[3] | ||
August 29, 2006 (1st round) September 12, 2006 (2nd round)[4] |
Margibi-2[4] | Ansu Washington Lackie[5] | UP[6] | Kollie Sorsor Jallah[4] | CDC[4] | Death[5] | ||
February 6, 2007 (1st round)[7] February 2007 (2nd round)[8] |
Nimba-6 | David Saye Maneh[9] | UP[9] | Evans Vaye Koah[8] | UP[8] | Death[10] | ||
July 10, 2007 (1st round)[11] July 24, 2007 (2nd round)[12] |
Grand Bassa-3 | Edward Sundaygar[13] | LP[13] | Jeh Byron Browne[14] | LP[14] | Death[13] | ||
December 4, 2007 (1st round) December 18, 2007 (2nd round)[15] |
Gbarpolu (Senate) |
Samuel Tormetie[16] | NRP[17] | J. S. B. Theodore Momo[15] | UP[15] | Death[16] | ||
February 2008 (1st round) February 26, 2008 (2nd round)[18] |
Margibi-4 | Flasher Chideryou[19] | IND[19] | Ballah Zayzay[20] | UP[20] | Death[20] | ||
February 2009 (1st round)[21] February 2009 (2nd round)[22] |
River Gee (Senate) |
Isaac N. Johnson[23] | LAP[23] | J. Nathaniel Williams[22] | LDP[22] | Death[23] | ||
November 10, 2009 (1st round)[24] November 24, 2009 (2nd round)[25] |
Montserrado (Senate) |
Hannah G. Brent[26] | CDC[26] | Geraldine Doe-Sheriff[27] | CDC[27] | Death[26] | ||
July 20, 2010 (1st round) August 3, 2010 (2nd round)[28] |
River Gee-3[28] | Albert S. Toe[29] | LP[30] | Christian S. Chea[31] | UP[31] | Death[29] | ||
July 31, 2018[32] | Bong (Senate) |
Jewel Taylor[32] | CDC | Henrique Tokpa[33] | IND[33] | Resigned, elected Vice President[32] | ||
Montserrado (Senate) |
George Weah[32] | CDC | Saah Joseph[34] | CDC[34] | Resigned, elected President[32] | |||
November 20, 2018[35] | Montserrado-13 | Saah Joseph[36] | CDC[34] | Augustine Chea[35] | CDC[35] | Resigned, elected to Senate[36] | ||
Sinoe (Senate) |
Joseph N. Nagbe[36] | APD[37] | Edward Papay Flomo[35] | IND[35] | Resigned, appointed to Supreme Court[36] | |||
July 29, 2019 [a][38][39] |
Montserrado-15 | Adolph Lawrence[40] | CDC[40] | Abu Kamara[41] | CDC[41] | Death[40] | ||
Montserrado (Senate) |
Geraldine Doe-Sheriff[42] | UP[42] | Abraham Dillon[38] | LP[38] (CPP) |
Death[42] | |||
October 5, 2019[43] | Grand Cape Mount (Senate) | Edward B. Dagoseh[44] | UP[45] | Victor V. Watson[46] | PUP[46] | Death[44] | ||
December 8, 2020[47] | Montserrado-9 | Munah Pelham-Youngblood[48] | CDC[48] | Frank Saah Foko Jr.[49] | CDC[49] | Death[48] | ||
Sinoe-2 | J. Nagbe Sloh[50] | CDC[50] | Samson Wiah[49] | CDC[49] | Death[50] | |||
November 16, 2021[51] | Bomi-1 | Edwin Snowe[52] | IND[52] | Finda Gborie Lansanah[53] | IND[53] | Resigned, elected to the Senate[54] | ||
Bong-2 | Prince Moye[52] | CPP[52] | James M. Kolleh[53] | PUP[53] | ||||
Nimba-1 | Jeremiah Koung[52] | MDR[52] | Samuel N. Brown Sr.[53] | IND[53] | ||||
Grand Gedeh-1 | Zoe E. Pennue Sr.[53] | CDC[53] | Erol Madison Gwion[53] | LRP[53] | ||||
June 28, 2022[55] | Lofa (Senate) | Brownie Samukai[55] | UP[55] | Joseph Kpator Jallah[56] | IND[56] | Criminal conviction[55] | ||
April 23, 2024[57] | Grand Gedeh-1 | Erol Madison Gwion[57] | CDC[58] | Jeremiah Sokan Sr.[59] | IND[59] | Death[57] | ||
Nimba (Senate) | Jeremiah Koung[57] | MDR | Nya D. Twayen Jr.[59] | UP[59] | Resigned, elected Vice President[57] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A partial second round was held in for the Montserrado-15 House by-election on August 28, 2019.
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