Grand Gedeh-3 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 23,509 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Representative | Jacob C. Debee, II [2] |
Grand Gedeh-3 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. The constituency covers B'hai District, Gbao District, Gboe-Ploe District and Cavalla District (except the Lower Gorbo community). [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2005 | Kai G. Farley | CDC | [4] | |
2011 | Alex C. Grant | MPC | [5] | |
2017 | Alex C. Grant | CDC | [6] | |
2023 | Jacob C. Debee, II | LINU | [2] |
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