Lofa-5 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 37,908 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Representative | Augustine B. Chiewolo [2] |
Lofa-5 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. The constituency covers Salayea District and Zorzor District (except Konia and Barziwen). [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2011 | Moses Y. Kollie | UP | [4] | |
2017 | Beyan Howard | Ind. | [5] | |
2023 | Augustine B. Chiewolo | UP | [2] |
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