1975 Liberian general election

1975 Liberian general election

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Turnout	80%
Presidential election
Nominee William Tolbert Party TWP Running mate James Edward Greene Percentage 100%
President before election William Tolbert TWP Elected President William Tolbert TWP

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General elections were held in Liberia on 7 October 1975, alongside a simultaneous referendum on presidential term limits. In the presidential election, incumbent William Tolbert of the True Whig Party (who had taken office after the death of William Tubman in 1971) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.^[1] In the legislative elections True Whig Party candidates won all 74 seats in the House of Representatives unopposed. Voter turnout was around 80%.^[2]

The elections were the first after the eligible age of voters in elections was reduced to 18. It was a combined elections for choosing the President, Representatives of the House and the Senate. Independent observers claim that the elections in 1975 along with that of the earlier elections were rigged by the ruling True Whig Party.