Margibi-1 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 62,849 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Representative | Roland O. Cooper [2] |
Margibi-1 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. The constituency covers Marshall city as well as eight communities of Mamabah-Kaba District; Loongaye, Karfeah, Garneo, Zoeduehn, Whowein, Scheiffelin Central, Lloydsville Central and Garmaymu. [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2005 | Emmanuel J. Nuquay | IND | [4] | |
2011 | Roland O. Cooper | LP | [5] | |
2017 | Tibelrosa Tarponweh | CDC | [6] | |
2023 | Roland O. Cooper | IND | [2] |
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