Liberia Restoration Party
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The Liberia Restoration Party (LRP) is a political party in Liberia.
The LRP was certified by the National Elections Commission on June 26, 2017.[1] It is an off-shoot of Liberia Restoration to Christian Heritage, an organization centered around making Liberia into a Christian state.[2] MacDella Cooper was the first standard bearer of the party, and the first presidential candidate.[3] She was the only female presidential candidate in the 2017 election.[4] Her running mate was William R. Slocum.[5] Cooper supported Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) candidate George Weah in the subsequent run-off election.[6]
The LRP ran 37 candidates in the 2017 House of Representatives election, 11 of them being women.[7] The party won no seats in the legislature.[8] The LRP won no seats in the 2020 Senate election.[9] In a 2021 by-election for the seat representing Grand Gedeh County's 1st House district, LRP candidate Erol Madison Gwion Sr. defeated ruling party CDC candidate Jeremiah Garwo Sokan.[10] Gwion had defected to the LRP from the CDC after the CDC selected Sokan as nominee without holding a primary election.[11]
In March 2023, the LRP convention held in Tubmanburg the convention elected Gabriel H. Salee as National Chairman of LRP, while it elected Allen R. Brown Jr. as standard bearer.[12] By July 2023, LRP Rep. Gwion returned to the CDC.[13] Brown was the LRP presidential candidate in 2023, his running mate being Noosevett J. Weah.[14] In the 2023 House election, the LRP ran 17 candidates.[15] Marie G. Johnson won election in Grand Gedeh County's 2nd House district.[16] In the 2023 Senate election, the LRP ran 3 candidates.[17] Thomas Yaya Nimely won in Grand Gedeh County.[18]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2017 | MacDella Cooper | 11,645 | 0.75 | - | - | Lost  N |
| 2023 | Allen R. Brown Jr. | 15,607 | 0.85 | - | - | Lost N |
Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,253 | 0.82 | 0 / 30 |
New |  |
| 2023 | 26,575 | 1.47 | 1 / 30 |
- |  6th |
House of Representatives elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11,690 | 0.76 | 0 / 73 |
New | |
| 2023 | 13,604 | 0.75 | 1 / 73 |
1 |
7th |
References
- ↑ "Four New Political Parties Certificated". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ Dodoo, Lennart (3 August 2017). "11 Liberian Political Parties Risk Being Barred From October Elections". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Liberian Women Intercede With Prayers For Peaceful Elections". FrontPage Africa. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ ""I'm The New Generation" – Macdella Cooper Tells Supporters". FrontPage Africa. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "2017 PRESIDENTIAL/VICE PRESIDENTIAL". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ Sieh, Rodney D. (15 January 2018). "Names Emerge for President-elect Weah's Considerations For Cabinet". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "National Elections in Liberia, Fall 2017" (PDF). Carter Center. 2017. p. 47. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "LAST ELECTIONS". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission (Liberia). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ Sieh, Rodney (18 November 2021). "Liberia: By-Election Results Suggest Voters Rejected Politics of Ego, Numbers Boast". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Bye-Election in 4 Counties Today -As 33 Persons Candidates for 4 Seats". The Analyst. November 16, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Allan Brown Emerges As LRP Standard Bearer". FrontPage Africa. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ Kwame (21 July 2023). "Rep. Gwion Backs Pres. Weah 2nd Term; Excited Over Return To CDC". Liberian News Agency. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination Presidential Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination House of Representative Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 House of REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Candidate Nomination Senate Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
