The Liberia Restoration Party (LRP) is a political party in Liberia.
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 | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2017 | MacDella Cooper | 11,645 | 0.75 | - | - | Lost |
| 2023 | Allen R. Brown Jr. | 15,607 | 0.85 | - | - | Lost |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,253 | 0.82 | 0 / 30 | New |  |
| 2023 | 26,575 | 1.47 | 1 / 30 | - |  6th |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11,690 | 0.76 | 0 / 73 | New | |
| 2023 | 13,604 | 0.75 | 1 / 73 | 1 | 7th |
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