Rivercess-2 | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of Liberia | |
Electorate | 19,701 (2023) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Representative | Steve Tequah [2] |
Rivercess-2 is an electoral district for the elections to the House of Representatives of Liberia. It is located in a southern portion of Rivercess County, bordering Grand Bassa, Grand Gedeh, and Sinoe counties. [3]
Year | Representative elected | Party | Notes | |
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2005 | Jerry Bowier Masseh | UP | [4] | |
2011 | Francis S. Paye | NDC | [5] | |
2017 | Byron W. Zahnwea | UP | [6] | |
2023 | Steve Tequah | IND | [2] |
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