Nimba-9 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 27,645 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Representative | Taa Z. Wongbe [2] |
Nimba-9 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. It is located in a southern portion of Nimba County, bordering Bong, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, and Grand Gedeh counties. [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2011 | Richard M. Tingban | IND | [4] | |
2017 | Johnson N. Gwaikolo | VCP | [5] | |
2023 | Taa Z. Wongbe | IND | [2] |
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