2005 Liberian general election

2005 Liberian general election

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Presidential election
11 October 2005 (first round) 8 November 2005 (second round)
Turnout	74.86% (first round) 61.04% (second round)
Nominee Ellen Johnson Sirleaf George Weah Party UP CDC Running mate Joseph Boakai Rudolph Johnson Popular vote 478,526 327,046 Percentage 59.40% 40.60%
First round results by county Second round results by county
President before election Gyude Bryant LAP Elected President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf UP

General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November. The presidency and all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The elections were the first held since 1997 and marked the end of the political transition following the second civil war, having been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2003. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister, won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006.