List of Members of the Gambian Parliament (2012-2017)
4th Gambian National Assembly (2012-2017) |
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houses of Parliament | National Assembly |
choice | Parliamentary elections 2012 |
Election date | March 29, 2012 |
Members | 53 |
Public officials | |
Speaker of Parliament | Abdoulie Bojang |
Deputy Speaker of Parliament | Fatou Mbye |
Majority Leader | Fabakary Tombong Jatta |
Minority Leader | Samba Jallow |
This is a list of the members of the Gambian Parliament (2012-2017) . The parliament in the West African state of Gambia consisted of 53 members. 48 candidates were directly elected in the 2012 parliamentary elections, with five additional members appointed by the president.
Members of Parliament
Elected Members of Parliament
Appointed Members of Parliament
Five more members of parliament were appointed.
Surname | Political party | annotation |
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Abdoulie Bojang (* 1960) | Speaker of Parliament | |
Fatou Mbye | Deputy Speaker of Parliament | |
Seedy SK Njie | also Sidi Njie | |
Lamin Saine (* 1947) | ||
Babou Gaye Sonko | APRC |
Public officials
- Speaker of the majority faction ( English Majority Leader ): Fabakary Tombong Jatta (APRC)
- Speaker of the minority group ( English Minority Leader ): Samba Jallow (NRP)
- Speaker of Parliament : Abdoulie Bojang
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament: Fatou Mbye
Changes
Constituency | Official | Successor in office | ||||||||
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date | Surname | Political party | annotation | By-election date | Surname | Political party | ||||
1 | Kiang West | 6 Sep 2013 | Yahya Dibba | APRC | eliminated | Dec 5, 2013 | Menata Njie | APRC | ||
2 | Foni Jarrol | Oct 12, 2013 | Borrie LSB Kolley | APRC | eliminated | (without competition) | Dec. 27, 2013Sank Jammeh | APRC | ||
3 | Janjanbureh | Dec 30, 2014 | Foday Jibani Manka | APRC | deceased | March 12 2015 | Ebrima M. Sarjo | APRC | ||
4th | Lower Saloum | May 11, 2015 | Pa Malick Ceesay | APRC | eliminated | Aug 6, 2015 | Modou Bamba Gaye | NRP | ||
5 | Niani | 26 Sep 2016 | Demba BT Sambou | Independent | eliminated | vacant | ||||
6th | Combo East | 23 Nov 2016 | Alhassana Bojang | APRC | deceased | vacant | ||||
7th | Appointed Member | Jan. 9, 2017 | Seedy SK Njie | APRC | appointed as minister | vacant |
Abbreviations and acronyms
APRC | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
NRP | National Reconciliation Party |
UDP | United Democratic Party |
NAM | National Assembly Member |