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.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 For the first time, a woman was elected to the legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.Election results Liberia Today, September 1959Richard A. Henries & A. Doris Banks Henries (1966) Liberia, the West African Republic, p135
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