1971 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia on 4 May 1971. In the presidential election, incumbent William Tubman of the True Whig Party was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.^[1] In the legislative elections, the True Whig Party won all 52 seats in the House of Representatives.^[2]

1971 Liberian general election

← 1967 4 May 1971 1975 →

Presidential election

Nominee William Tubman Party TWP Running mate William Tolbert Popular vote 714,005 Percentage 100%

President before election William Tubman TWP Elected President William Tubman TWP

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	William Tubman	True Whig Party	714,005	100.00
Total			714,005	100.00
Source: African Elections Database

House of Representatives

Party		Seats
	True Whig Party	52
Total		52
Source: IPU