Gambian People's Party (1954)

Gambian People's Party
Party leader	George St. Clair Joof
founding	1954

The Gambian People's Party (GPP) ( German  Gambian People's Party ) was a socialist party in British Gambia .

history

The GPP was founded in 1954 by George St. Clair Joof in the British colony of Gambia. St. Clair Joof ran for one of four seats in the legislative council election that same year , but was unsuccessful.

St. Clair Joof died in 1955 at the age of 47, after which the party disbanded.

Election results

Votes and voting shares of the GPP in presidential and parliamentary elections
Election results choice year Number of votes Share of votes Seats or presidential candidate houses of Parliament 1954 252 3.4% 0 of 4	Voting shares (in %) 8th% 6% 4% 2% 0% 54

See also

• List of political parties in Gambia

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dawda Faal: A History of The Gambia AD 1000 to 1965 Edward Francis Small Printing Press, Serekunda, 1999, ISBN 0-8108-5825-8
2. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia Scarecrow Pr, 2008, ISBN 0-8108-5825-8