Liberia Restoration Party

Political party in Liberia

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

## History

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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

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### Presidential elections

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Election  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Result

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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

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Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position

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2020 | 7,253  | 0.82  |

0 / 30

| New  |
2023 | 26,575  | 1.47  |

1 / 30

| \-  |  6th

### House of Representatives elections

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Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position

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2017 | 11,690  | 0.76  |

0 / 73

| New  |
2023 | 13,604  | 0.75  |

1 / 73

|  1  |  7th

## References

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1. ^ "Four New Political Parties Certificated". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. ^ Dodoo, Lennart (3 August 2017). "11 Liberian Political Parties Risk Being Barred From October Elections". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
3. ^ "Liberian Women Intercede With Prayers For Peaceful Elections". FrontPage Africa. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. ^ ""I'm The New Generation" – Macdella Cooper Tells Supporters". FrontPage Africa. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
5. ^ "2017 PRESIDENTIAL/VICE PRESIDENTIAL". National Elections Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
6. ^ Sieh, Rodney D. (15 January 2018). "Names Emerge for President-elect Weah's Considerations For Cabinet". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
7. ^ "National Elections in Liberia, Fall 2017" (PDF). Carter Center. 2017. p. 47. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
8. ^ "LAST ELECTIONS". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
9. ^ "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission (Liberia). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
10. ^ Sieh, Rodney (18 November 2021). "Liberia: By-Election Results Suggest Voters Rejected Politics of Ego, Numbers Boast". FrontPage Africa. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
11. ^ "Allan Brown Emerges As LRP Standard Bearer". FrontPage Africa. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ "2023 Candidate Nomination Presidential Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
14. ^ "2023 Candidate Nomination House of Representative Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
15. ^ "2023 House of REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
16. ^ "2023 Candidate Nomination Senate Aspirants Preliminary List" (PDF). National Elections Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
17. ^ "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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