The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006. The following is a list of Presidents of Liberia: Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1847-1856 Stephen Allen Benson 1856-1864 Daniel Bashiel Warner 1864-1868 James Spriggs Payne 1868-1870 Edward J. Roye 1870-1871 Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1871-1876 James Spriggs Payne 1876-1878 Anthony W. Gardiner 1878-1883 Alfred... Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (born October 29, 1938) is the current president of Liberia and Africas first elected female head of state. ... The Vice-President of Liberia is the second-highest executive official in the Liberian government. ... Joseph Boakai (born November 30, 1944) is the Vice-President elect of Liberia. ... The Cabinet of Liberia, together with the President and Vice-President, form the executive branch of government in the country. ... The Legislature of Liberia is bicameral, consisting of a Senate (upper house) and House of Representatives (lower house), same as the Congress of the United States. ... The Senate is the upper chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. ... The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in Liberia. ... Politics of Liberia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Liberia ... Liberian elections in 2005 marked the end of the political transition following Liberias second civil war. ... The following is a list of Liberian politicians, both past and present. ... Political parties in Liberia lists political parties in Liberia. ... There are 15 counties in Liberia, as of 2005. ... Liberias 15 counties are subdivided into districts. ... UNMIL is the acronym for the United Nations Mission in Liberia, a peace-keeping force for Liberia, which was established by Resolution 1509 of the United Nations Security Council in 2003. ... The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is a Parliament-enacted organization created in May 2005 in order to investigate and report on gross human rights violations that occured in Liberia between January 1979 and 14 October 2003. ... Liberian foreign relations were traditionally stable and cordial throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A lower house (sometimes known as the first chamber) is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Legislature of Liberia is bicameral, consisting of a Senate (upper house) and House of Representatives (lower house), same as the Congress of the United States. ... Liberian elections in 2005 mark the end of the transition following Liberias second civil war. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Candidate eligibility

Citizens of Liberia who have attained the age of 25 years are eligible to contest elections and become members of the House of Representatives.

Electoral system

The simple majority (or First Past the Post) voting system is used in electing members to both chambers of the Liberian Legislature. In House elections, the candidate with a plurality of votes (not necessarily an absolute majority) wins. House members serve a six-year term.boo boo The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... A voting system is a means of choosing between a number of options, based on the input of a number of voters. ... A plurality, or relative/simple majority as it is also referred to outside the United States (especially in non-English speaking countries; in the US, simple majority has another meaning), is the largest share of something, which may or may not be a majority in the American sense of the... Absolute majority is a supermajoritarian voting requirement which is stricter than a simple majority. ...

County representation

The 64 House seats are distributed among Liberia's fifteen counties based on its total number of registered voters. Each county is guaranteed by law to have at least two seats. The current seat distribution among the counties is as follows: There are 15 counties in Liberia, as of 2005. ...

Bomi is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Bong is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Gbarpolu is the youngest of Liberia’s 15 counties, having being created in 2001. ... Grand Bassa is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Grand Cape Mount is the westernmost Liberian county. ... Grand Gedeh is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Grand Kru is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Lofa is the northernmost Liberian county. ... Margibi is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... Maryland County is the southern and easternmost county of Liberias 15 counties and shares a border with Côte dIvoire. ... Montserrado County is on the coast of Liberia near the north-western end. ... Nimba county is in the north region of Liberia, sharing borders with Ivory Coast and Guinea. ... Rivercess (sometimes spelled River Cess) is one of Liberias 15 counties. ... River Gee is one of 15 counties of Liberia. ... Sinoe County encompasses an originally autonomous freed-slave colony known as Mississippi in Africa, which was founded prior to Liberias declaration of independence from the American Colonization Society. ...

2005 election results

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Leadership structure

A Speaker, who is elected by fellow House members, is the body's presiding officer. He is assisted by a Deputy Speaker and other officers whose purpose is to ensure that the House functions properly. On 13 January 2006, 63 out of 64 House members met to elect their leaders. The results are as follows: It has been suggested that Speakers of the House be merged into this article or section. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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See also

• Liberia
• Senate of Liberia
• Legislature of Liberia
• National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia - the country's unicameral legislative body during the transition period (October 2003-January 2006)
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures