List of Members of the Gambian Parliament (1972–1977)

This is a list of the members of the Gambian Parliament (1972–1977) .

Members of Parliament in the West African state of Gambia , the House of Representatives ( English House of Representatives ), were at the parliamentary elections in 1972 selected. At that time the House of Representatives consisted of a total of 40 members, of which 32 members were determined in the elections via direct election, and a further eight members were appointed.

Members of Parliament

Elected Members of Parliament

	Surname	Political party	Constituency	Administrative unit	annotation
	Pierre Sarr N'Jie (1909-1993)	UP	Bathurst North	Bathurst	retired in 1972, successor: Musa A Jobe
	Musa A. Jobe	UP	Bathurst North	Bathurst	re-elected in 1972 for: Pierre Sarr N'Jie
	John R. Forster († 1977)	UP	Bathurst Central	Bathurst
	Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa (1912–1994)	PPP	Bathurst South	Bathurst
	Abdoulie K. N'Jie	PPP	Bakau	St. Mary's combo
	Gibou M. Jagne	UP	Serrekunda	St. Mary's combo
	Alieu B. N'Jie (1904-1982)	PPP	Northern combo	Brikama
	Famara Wassa Touray	PPP	Southern combo	Brikama
	Lamin K. Jabang (* 1942)	PPP	Eastern combo	Brikama
	Momodou N. Sanyang († 1973)	PPP	Eastern Foni	Brikama	died 1972, successor: Ismaila B. Jammeh
	Ismaila B. Jammeh	PPP	Eastern Foni	Brikama	re-elected in 1973 for: Momodou N. Sanyang
	Bakary Landing Kuti Sanyang	PPP	Western Foni	Brikama
	Kemo Sanneh	PPP	Eastern Jarra	Mansa Konko
	Yaya Ceesay (* 1937)	PPP	Western Jarra	Mansa Konko
	Jerreh LB Daffeh (1930–1998)	PPP	Eastern Kiang	Mansa Konko
	Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh	PPP	Western Kiang	Mansa Konko
	Saihou S. Sabally (* 1947)	PPP	Sabach Sanjal	Kerevan
	Baba M. Touray	PPP	Illiasa	Kerevan
	Sheriff M. Dibba (1937-2008)	PPP	Central Baddibu	Kerevan
	Kalilou F. Singhateh	PPP	Lower Baddibu	Kerevan
	Landing Jallow Sonko († 2015)	PPP	Jokadu	Kerevan
	Mafode (Foday) F. Sonko	PPP	Niumi	Kerevan
	Kebba N. Leigh	PPP	Sami	Georgetown
	Demba S. Cham	PPP	Niani	Georgetown
	Kebba A. Bayo	PPP	Saloum	Georgetown
	Abdul M'Ballow	PPP	Lower Fulladu West	Georgetown
	Kebba K. Jawara	PPP	Upper Fulladu West	Georgetown
	Lamin B. M'Boge	PPP	Niamina	Georgetown
	Momodou C. Jallow (1919-2000)	PPP	Jimara	Bass
	Andrew D. Camara (1923-2013)	PPP	Cantora	Bass
	Momodou C. Cham (* 1938)	PPP	Tumana	Bass
	Kebba J. Krubally	PPP	Bass	Bass
	Sana Saidy	PPP	Wuli	Bass
	Batapa Drammeh	Independent	Sandu	Bass	retired in 1973, successor: Musa S. Dabo
	Musa S. Dabo	PPP	Sandu	Bass	re-elected in 1973 for: Batapa Drammeh

Appointed Members of Parliament

Eight more members of parliament have been appointed; these have not yet been adequately occupied. Four of these were chosen by the Seyfolu from among their ranks. Also the Attorney General ( German  General Public Prosecutor ) is ex-officio ( German  ex officio ) is a member of parliament.

Surname	Political party	annotation
n / A		Attorney General
Samuel Horton Jones (1909–1990)		Speaker of Parliament
Lucretia St. Clair Joof (1913–1982)
Momodou Baboucar Njie (1929-2009)
Kebba T. Jammeh (1935-2000)		Chiefs Representative and Deputy Speaker of Parliament
n / A		Chiefs Representative
n / A		Chiefs Representative
n / A		Chiefs Representative

Changes

• Pierre Sarr N'Jie (UP), Bathurst North constituency, Member of Parliament until 1972
• Musa A. Jobe (UP), Bathurst North constituency, Member of Parliament from 1972
• Momodou N. Sanyang (PPP), Eastern Foni constituency, Member of Parliament until 1973
• Ismaila B. Jammeh (PPP), Eastern Foni constituency, Member of Parliament from 1973
• Batapa Drammeh (independent), constituency of Sandu, Member of Parliament until 1973
• Musa S. Dabo (PPP), constituency Sandu, Member of Parliament from 1973

Special functions

• Speaker of the majority group ( English Majority Leader ): n / a
• Speaker of the minority group ( English Minority Leader ): n / a
• Speaker of Parliament : Samuel Horton Jones

See also : List of Speakers of Parliament from Gambia

Abbreviations and acronyms

UP	United Party
PPP	People's Progressive Party
MP	Member of Parliament

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ex- Local Government Minister In Jawara's Gov't Landing Jallow Sonko Dies! - Freedom Newspaper. In: freedomnewspaper.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017 (American English). 
2. ↑ HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS: 1972 (PDF; 16 kB) Interparliamentary Union , accessed September 2011
3. ↑ Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women: an introductory history. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia, ISBN 9983-8800-58 .

literature

• Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816–1994 Univ. of Rochester Pr., 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8