2017 Liberian general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2017_Liberian_general_election
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Liberia
gptkbp:date 10 October 2017
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2017 Liberian general election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:George_Weah
gptkb:Joseph_Boakai
gptkb:Prince_Johnson
gptkb:Charles_Brumskine
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2023_Liberian_general_election
gptkbp:notableFor first peaceful transfer of power since 1944
gptkbp:number_of_House_seats 73
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:George_Weah
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2011_Liberian_general_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Joseph_Boakai
gptkbp:secondRoundDate 26 December 2017
gptkbp:supervising_body gptkb:National_Elections_Commission_(Liberia)
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:voterTurnout 75.2%
gptkbp:votingSystem two-round system (presidential)
first-past-the-post (legislative)
gptkbp:winner gptkb:George_Weah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_Liberian_presidential_election
gptkb:Congress_for_Democratic_Change
gptkb:Liberia_People’s_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7