General elections were held in Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

 on 7 October 1975, alongside a simultaneous referendum

Liberian presidential term referendum, 1975

A referendum on presidential terms was held in Liberia on 7 October 1975, alongside simultaneous general elections. The change would limit a president to serving for eight years. Incumbent President William R. Tolbert, Jr. promised he would leave office in 1983 even if the change was rejected. It...

 on presidential term limits. In the presidential election, incumbent William R. Tolbert, Jr.

William R. Tolbert, Jr.

William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980.Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1955 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country...

 of the True Whig Party (who had take office after the death of William Tubman

William Tubman

William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman was a Liberian politician. He was the 19th President of Liberia from 1944 until his death in 1971....

 in 1971) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. In the legislative elections True Whig Party candidates won all 71 seats in the House of Representatives

House of Representatives of Liberia

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.-Candidate eligibility:...

unopposed. Voter turnout was around 80%.