Elections in Liberia occur solely at the national level. The head of state , the President of Liberia , is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system , in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round. The Legislature has two elected chambers .
The House of Representatives has 73 members, elected to six-year terms by the first-past-the-post method in single-member districts . The Senate has 30 members, 2 from each county , elected at-large to nine-year terms by the first-past-the-post method. Senatorial elections are staggered , with one senator from each county being elected in elections held three years apart, followed by a six-year period in which no senatorial elections are held.
All citizens who are 18 years or older may register to vote in elections. Under Article 83(a) of the Constitution , elections are held on the second Tuesday of October every election year, with presidential run-off elections being held on the second Tuesday following the announcement of the results of the first round. Elections are regulated by the National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC).
Latest elections
2011 Presidential elections
• d Summary of the 11 October 2011 Liberian presidential election results
Candidate
Party
1st round
2nd round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Unity Party
530,020
43.9
607,618
90.7
Winston Tubman
Congress for Democratic Change
394,370
32.7
62,207
9.3
Prince Yormie Johnson
National Union for Democratic Progress
139,786
11.6
Charles Brumskine
Liberty Party
65,800
5.5
Kennedy Sandy
Liberia Transformation Party
13,612
1.1
Gladys Beyan
Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia
12,740
1.1
Togba-Nah Tipoteh
Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia
7,659
0.6
Dew Mayson
National Democratic Coalition
5,819
0.5
Manjerngie Ndebe
Liberia Reconstruction Party
5,746
0.5
Simeon Freeman
Movement for Progressive Change
5,559
0.5
Marcus Roland Jones
Victory for Change Party
5,305
0.4
James Guseh
Citizens Unification Party
5,025
0.4
Hananiah Zoe
Liberia Empowerment Party
4,463
0.4
Chea Cheapoo
Progressive People's Party
4,085
0.3
James Chelley
Original Congress Party of Liberia
4,008
0.3
Jonathan A. Mason
Union of Liberian Democrats
2,645
0.2
Invalid or blank votes
82,074
6.4
24,587
3.5
Totals
1,288,716
100
669,825
100
Turnout
71.6%
38.6%
2011 House elections
• d Summary of the 11 October 2011 House of Representatives of Liberia election results
Political Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
% of Seats
Unity Party
72
226,291
17.76
24
+2
32.9
Congress for Democratic Change
58
163,592
12.84
11
0
15.1
Liberty Party
68
117,285
9.20
7
+3
9.6
National Union for Democratic Progress
43
50,010
3.92
6
+6
8.2
National Democratic Coalition
61
73,144
5.74
5
+1
6.8
National Patriotic Party
21
42,420
3.33
3
-1
4.1
Alliance for Peace and Democracy
16
26,537
2.08
3
+2
4.1
Movement for Progressive Change
38
30,205
2.37
2
+2
2.7
Liberia Transformation Party
62
57,734
4.53
1
+1
1.4
Liberia Destiny Party
18
13,310
1.04
1
0
1.4
National Reformation Party
9
9,813
0.77
1
0
1.4
Original Congress Party of Liberia
22
17,613
1.38
0
0
0
National Democratic Party of Liberia
20
16,882
1.32
0
-1
0
Union of Liberian Democrats
22
15,199
1.19
0
-1
0
Victory for Change Party
17
10,744
0.84
0
0
0
Progressive Democratic Party
18
9,718
0.76
0
-1
0
Liberia Empowerment Party
10
9,174
0.72
0
0
0
Citizens Unification Party
17
8,946
0.70
0
0
0
Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia
17
8,776
0.69
0
0
0
Liberia Reconstruction Party
16
8,641
0.68
0
-1
0
All Liberian Coalition Party
11
8,278
0.65
0
-3
0
Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia
12
7,077
0.56
0
0
0
Liberian National Union
4
5,347
0.42
0
0
0
Progressive People's Party
3
1,015
0.08
0
0
0
Republican Party of Liberia
3
991
0.08
0
0
0
National Social Democratic Party of Liberia
4
850
0.07
0
0
0
Independents
131
250,412
19.65
9
-1
12.3
Invalid or blank votes
-
84,182
6.61
-
Total
793
1,274,186
100
73
2011 Senate elections
• d Summary of the 11 October 2011 Senate of Liberia election results
Political Party
Seats Before Election
Seats Not Up
Seats Up
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
New total seats
+/–
% of seats
Unity Party
11
6
5
13
164,851
12.85
4
10
-1
33.33
National Patriotic Party
3
2
1
7
70,260
5.48
4
6
+3
20.00
Congress for Democratic Change
2
1
1
5
259,161
20.20
2
3
+1
10.00
National Union for Democratic Progress
1
1
0
4
51,494
4.01
1
2
+1
6.66
Alliance for Peace and Democracy
3
1
2
4
29,777
2.32
1
2
-1
6.66
Liberty Party
2
1
1
14
134,357
10.47
0
1
-1
3.33
National Democratic Coalition
0
0
0
6
41,717
3.25
1
1
+1
3.33
Liberia Destiny Party
1
0
1
5
19,993
1.56
1
1
0
3.33
National Democratic Party of Liberia
1
1
0
2
2,440
0.19
0
1
0
3.33
Union of Liberian Democrats
2
0
2
2
9,834
0.77
0
0
-3
0
All Liberia Coalition Party
1
0
1
2
9,745
0.76
0
0
-1
0
Liberia Transformation Party
0
0
0
7
48,180
3.76
0
0
0
0
Movement for Progressive Change
0
0
0
4
18,098
1.41
0
0
0
0
Victory for Change Party
0
0
0
3
6,956
0.54
0
0
0
0
Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia
0
0
0
1
4,515
0.35
0
0
0
0
Liberian National Union
0
0
0
1
3,756
0.29
0
0
0
0
Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia
0
0
0
2
2,697
0.21
0
0
0
0
National Reformation Party
0
0
0
1
714
0.06
0
0
0
0
Original Congress Party of Liberia
0
0
0
1
403
0.03
0
0
0
0
Independents
3
2
1
15
317,265
24.73
1
3
0
10.00
Invalid or blank votes
-
-
-
-
86,874
6.77
-
-
Totals
30
15
15
99
1,283,087
100
15
30
2011 Referendum
• d Results of 23 August 2011 Liberian constitutional referendum [1]
Amendment
Description
Yes
No
Invalid or blank
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Amendment to Article 52(c)
Reducing presidential residency requirement from 10 to 5 years.
292,318
47.48%
246,473
40.03%
76,912
12.49%
Amendment to Article 72(b)
Increasing mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 75.
221,163
35.92%
322,223
52.33%
72,317
11.75%
Amendment to Article 83(a)
Moving election date to the second Tuesday of November.
307,647
49.97%
234,517
38.09%
73,539
11.94%
Amendment to Article 83(b)
Using single-round first-past-the-post voting for all legislative and municipal elections.
364,901
59.27%
174,469
28.34%
76,333
12.40%
Total ballots cast
615,703
Voter turnout
34.22%
Past elections
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