Liberia Restoration Party Explained

The Liberia Restoration Party (LRP) is a political party in Liberia.

History

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 Grand Gedeh County #1 District seat, LRP candidate Erol Madison Gwion Sr. defeated ruling party CDC candidate Jeremiah Garwo Sokan.[10]

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.[11] By July 2023, LRP Rep. Gwion returned to the CDC.[12] Brown was the LRP presidential candidate in 2023, his running mate being Noosevett J. Weah.[13] In the 2023 House election, the LRP ran 17 candidates.[14] Marie G. Johnson won election in the Grand Gedeh County #2 District.[15] In the 2023 Senate election, the LRP ran 3 candidates.[16] Thomas Yaya Nimely won in Grand Gedeh County.[17]

Election results

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateVotes%Votes%Result
First roundSecond round
2017MacDella Cooper11,6450.75--Lost
2023Allen R. Brown Jr.15,6070.85-- Lost

Senate elections

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Position
20207,2530.82New
202326,5751.47- 6th

House of Representatives elections

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Position
201711,6900.76New
202313,6040.75 1 7th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four New Political Parties Certificated. National Elections Commission. 2017. 19 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Dodoo. Lennart. 11 Liberian Political Parties Risk Being Barred From October Elections. FrontPage Africa. 3 August 2017. 18 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Liberian Women Intercede With Prayers For Peaceful Elections. FrontPage Africa. 5 September 2017. 18 November 2023.
  4. Web site: "I'm The New Generation" – Macdella Cooper Tells Supporters. FrontPage Africa. 3 October 2017. 18 November 2023.
  5. Web site: 2017 PRESIDENTIAL/VICE PRESIDENTIAL . National Elections Commission. 2017. 19 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Sieh. Rodney D.. Names Emerge for President-elect Weah's Considerations For Cabinet. FrontPage Africa. 15 January 2018. 18 November 2023.
  7. Web site: National Elections in Liberia, Fall 2017. Carter Center. 2017. 47. 18 November 2023.
  8. Web site: LAST ELECTIONS. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 19 November 2023.
  9. Web site: 2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015413/https://necliberia.org/results/. National Elections Commission (Liberia). 21 January 2021. 21 December 2020. 19 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Sieh. Rodney. Liberia: By-Election Results Suggest Voters Rejected Politics of Ego, Numbers Boast. FrontPage Africa. 18 November 2021. 18 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Allan Brown Emerges As LRP Standard Bearer. FrontPage Africa. 8 March 2023. 19 November 2023.
  12. Web site: Kwame. Rep. Gwion Backs Pres. Weah 2nd Term; Excited Over Return To CDC. Liberian News Agency. 21 July 2023. 19 November 2023.
  13. Web site: 2023 Candidate Nomination Presidential Aspirants Preliminary List. National Elections Commission. 19 November 2023.
  14. Web site: 2023 Candidate Nomination House of Representative Aspirants Preliminary List. National Elections Commission. 19 November 2023.
  15. Web site: 2023 House of REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS. National Elections Commission. 2023. 19 November 2023.
  16. Web site: 2023 Candidate Nomination Senate Aspirants Preliminary List. National Elections Commission. 19 November 2023.
  17. Web site: 2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS. National Elections Commission. 2023. 19 November 2023.

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