Rivercess-1 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 20,240 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Representative | Alex J. Grant [2] |
Rivercess-1 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. It is located in a northern portion of Rivercess County, bordering Grand Bassa, Nimba and Grand Gedeh counties. [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2005 | Ronald Alexander Mitchell | IND | Election overturned. [4] [5] | |
2006 | Elizabeth Pennoh Williams | UP | [6] | |
2011 | Alfred G. Juweh Sr. | LDP | [7] | |
2017 | Rosana G. D. H. Schaack | LP | [8] | |
2023 | Alex J. Grant | IND | [2] |
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