1959 Liberian general election

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{{Infobox election

|country = Liberia

|previous_election = 1955 Liberian general election

|previous_year = 1955

|next_election = 1963 Liberian general election

|next_year = 1963

|election_date = 5 May 1959

|module = {{Infobox election

|embed = yes

|election_name = Presidential election

|type = presidential

|image1 = William Tubman 1943.jpg

|nominee1 = William Tubman

|party1 = True Whig Party

|running_mate1 =

|popular_vote1 = 530,566

|percentage1 = 99.99%

|image2 = 3x4.svg

|nominee2 = William O. Davies-Bright

|party2 = Independent politician

|running_mate2 =

|popular_vote2 = 55

|percentage2 = 0.01%

|title = President

|before_election = William Tubman

|before_party = True Whig Party

|after_election = William Tubman

|after_party = True Whig Party

}}}}{{Politics of Liberia}}

General elections were held in Liberia in May 1959. In the presidential election, William Tubman of the True Whig Party was re-elected for a fourth term, defeating independent candidate William O. Davies Bright, who received just 55 votes.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p517 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}} For the first time, a woman was elected to the legislature, with Ellen Mills Scarbrough winning a seat in the House of Representatives.[https://books.google.com/books?id=GsWRT-H2MaUC&pg=PA4 Election results] Liberia Today, September 1959Richard A. Henries & A. Doris Banks Henries (1966) Liberia, the West African Republic, p135