List of elections in Gambia

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This is a list of the Gambia elections .

Before the West African state of Gambia was granted independence from the United Kingdom , there were elections for the House of Representatives in the colony . In 1888 the colonial power allowed Africans to vote for representatives in parliament. From 1951 on, representatives from the Protectorate could also be elected. In 1960 the Protectorate and Colony were amalgamated and general elections were held after a new constitution came into force.

The number of Members of this Parliament has increased over time. In addition to the freely chosen candidates, other people are selected by the President. As of the 2017 parliamentary elections, 53 members have been elected to the National Assembly and five more have been selected by the President, so that the National Assembly now has 58 members.

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Referendums

date choice comment
Feb. 18, 1965 Independence from the UK
Nov 24, 1965 Referendum in 1965 A new constitution was voted on. The vote narrowly failed with 65.9%.
Apr. 24, 1970 Referendum 1970 Another vote was taken on a new constitution. This time it was accepted with 70.5%.
Apr. 24, 1970 Conversion into a presidential republic
July 22, 1994 Military coup by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
Aug 8, 1996 Constitutional referendum 1996 A new constitution was voted on. It was accepted with 70.4%.

Presidential election

date choice Election winner comment source
Feb. 18, 1965 Independence from the UK
Apr. 24, 1970 Conversion into a presidential republic
March 29, 1972 Presidential election 1972 Dawda Jawara Jawara was elected President by the members of the House of Representatives after the 1972 general election.
1977 presidential election Dawda Jawara Jawara was re-elected President by the House of Representatives after the 1977 general election.
May 4th 1982 1982 presidential election Dawda Jawara Jawara was re-elected with 72.4%.
March 11, 1987 1987 presidential election Dawda Jawara Jawara was re-elected with 59.7%.
Apr 29, 1992 1992 presidential election Dawda Jawara Jawara was re-elected with 58.4%.
July 22, 1994 Military coup by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
26 Sep 1996 1996 presidential election Yahya Jammeh Jammeh was elected president with 56.0%.
Oct 18, 2001 2001 presidential election Yahya Jammeh Jammeh was re-elected president with 52.8%.
22 Sep 2006 2006 presidential elections Yahya Jammeh Jammeh was re-elected president with 67.3%.
Nov 24, 2011 2011 presidential election Yahya Jammeh Jammeh was re-elected president with 71.5%.
Dec 1, 2016 2016 presidential election Adama Barrow Barrow received 227,708 votes (43%), Yahya Jammeh 208,487 votes (40%) and Mamma Kandeh 89,768 votes (17%).
Next elections:
2021 Presidential elections 2021

Parliamentary elections

date choice What was chosen Mandates Mandates Mandates Mandates Mandates Mandates

Elected directly		 Chiefs 1 Chiefs 2 Appointed 3 Appointed 4 total
with voting rights without voting rights
British colony of the Gambia
General election 1947 Legislative Council 1
Oct 25, 1951 General election 1951 Legislative Council 3
Oct 10, 1954 General election 1954 Legislative Council 4th
May 30, 1960 General election 1960 House of Representatives 19th 8th 27
May 31, 1962 General election 1962 House of Representatives 32 8th 40
Feb. 18, 1965 Independence from the UK
May 26, 1966 General election 1966 House of Representatives 32 4th 2 38
Apr. 24, 1970 Conversion into a presidential republic
March 29, 1972 General election 1972 House of Representatives 32 4th 3 39
Apr 5, 1977 Parliamentary elections 1977 House of Representatives 35 4th 4th 43
May 4th 1982 General election 1982 House of Representatives 35 5 8th 48
March 11, 1987 General election 1987 House of Representatives 36 5 8th 49
Apr 29, 1992 Parliamentary elections 1992 House of Representatives 36 5 8th 49
July 22, 1994 Military coup by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
Jan. 2, 1997 1997 general election National Assembly 45 4th 49
Jan. 17, 2002 Parliamentary elections 2002 National Assembly 48 5 53
Jan. 25, 2007 Parliamentary elections 2007 National Assembly 48 5 53
March 29, 2012 Parliamentary elections 2012 National Assembly 48 5 53
Apr 6, 2017 General election 2017 National Assembly 53 5 58
Next elections:
2022 Parliamentary elections 2022 National Assembly
1 Members of parliament, from the ranks of the "Protectorate Chiefs" (also Seyfolu ). These were appointed by the governor.
2 members of parliament from the ranks of the "Protectorate Chiefs" (also Seyfolu). These were indirectly elected to parliament from their own ranks.
3 members of parliament appointed by the governor or on the recommendation of the prime minister.
4 members of Parliament appointed by the President.
date choice comment source
British colony of the Gambia
General election 1947 The seat on the Legislative Council was won by Edward Francis Small .
Oct 25, 1951 General election 1951 The seats were won by John Colley Faye , Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa and Henry A. Madi .
Oct 10, 1954 General election 1954 The seats were won by Pierre Sarr N'Jie , John Colley Faye , Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa and Henry A. Madi .
May 30, 1960 General election 1960 The PPP achieved 9 seats, the UP was the second largest group with 4 seats. Next: DCA 1; IND 5.
Jan. 1961 By-election The UP won the Niani-Saloum constituency.
May 31, 1962 General election 1962 The PPP gained 18 seats, the UP became the second largest group with 13 seats. Next: DCA 1; IND 0.
Feb. 18, 1965 Independence from the UK
Oct. 1965 By-election The PPP won the constituency of Basse.
May 26, 1966 General election 1966 The PPP gained 23 seats, the UP became the second largest group with 4 seats. Next: UP / DCA 5; IND 0.
Oct 1966 By-election The PPP won the Sabach Sanjal constituency.
Oct 1968 By-election The PPP won the Western Kiang constituency.
Feb. 1969 By-election The PPP won the Lower Fulladu West constituency.
March 1969 By-election The PPP won the Wuli constituency.
Apr. 24, 1970 Conversion into a presidential republic
July 1970 By-election The PPP won the Eastern Kombo constituency.
Oct 1970 By-election The PPP won the Upper Fulladu West constituency.
Jan. 1971 By-election The PPP won the Saloum constituency.
March 1971 By-election An independent candidate won the Jokadu constituency.
March 29, 1972 General election 1972 The PPP gained 8 seats, the UP became the second largest group with 3 seats. Next: IND 1.
Dec 1972 By-election The UP won the Bathurst North constituency.
Nov 1973 By-election The UP won the constituency of Sandu.
Nov 1973 By-election The PPP won the Eastern Foni constituency.
Apr 5, 1977 Parliamentary elections 1977 The PPP gained 27 seats, the second largest group was the NCP with 5 seats. Next: UP 2; NLP 0; IND 0.
May 1977 By-election The PPP won the constituency of Jokadu.
May 1977 By-election The PPP won the Banjul Central constituency.
June 1978 By-election The NCP won the constituency of Bakau.
May 4th 1982 General election 1982 The PPP gained 27 seats, the second largest group with 3 seats was the NCP. Next: UP 0; IND 5; PDOIS 0.
July 1983 By-election The PPP won the Easten Kiang constituency.
Nov 1984 By-election The PPP won the Sami constituency.
Dec 1985 By-election The PPP won the constituency of Basse.
March 11, 1987 General election 1987 The PPP gained 31 seats, the second largest group was the NCP with 5 seats. Next: GPP 0; PDOIS 0.
Apr 29, 1992 Parliamentary elections 1992 The PPP gained 25 seats, the second largest group with 6 seats was the NCP. Next: GPP 2; GDP 0.
June 1993 By-election The GPP won the Tumana constituency.
June 1993 By-election An independent candidate won the Jokadu constituency.
July 22, 1994 Military coup by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
Jan. 2, 1997 1997 general election The APRC gained 33 seats, the second largest group with 7 seats was the UDP. Next: NRP 2; PDOIS 1; IND 2.
Jan. 17, 2002 Parliamentary elections 2002 The APRC gained 45 seats, the PDOIS became the second largest group with 2 seats. Next: NRP 1. The UDP boycotted this election.
March 2002 By-election The APRC won the Kombo North constituency.
Jan. 25, 2007 Parliamentary elections 2007 The APRC gained 42 seats, the second largest group with 4 seats was the UDP. Next: NADD 1; IND 1.
Dec 18, 2008 By-election The APRC won the constituency of Nianija.
Apr 28, 2011 By-election The APRC won the Wuli East constituency.
March 29, 2012 Parliamentary elections 2012 The APRC gained 43 seats, the second largest group with 1 seats was the NRP. Next: IND 4. Most of the opposition parties boycotted this election.
Aug 6, 2015 By-election Lower Saloum constituency.
Apr 6, 2017 General election 2017 The UDP gained 31 seats. Next: GDC: 5, APRC: 5, PDOIS: 4, NRP: 5, PPP: 2, Independent: 1.
Next elections:
2022 Parliamentary elections 2022

City, community and regional councils

Regional elections for Banjul City Council , Basse Area Council , Brikama Area Council , Janjanbureh Area Council , Kanifing Municipal Council , Kerewan Area Council , Kuntaur Area Council and Mansakonko Area Council .

date choice comment source
Apr 25, 2002 Regional elections 2002
Jan. 24, 2008 Regional elections 2008
May 14, 2009 By-election By-election for a vacant seat in the Janjanbureh Area Council .
Oct 28, 2010 By-election By-election for a vacant seat in the Basse Area Council .
Apr 4, 2013 Regional elections 2013
Jan. 22, 2015 By-election By-election for a vacant seat in the Kerewan Area Council .
23 Apr 2015 By-election By-election for a vacant seat in the Basse Area Council .
Apr 28, 2016 By-election By-election for a vacant seat in the Basse Area Council .
May 24, 2017 By-election By-elections for two vacant seats in the Kanifing Municipal Council .
May 24, 2017 By-election By-elections for three vacant seats in the Brikama Area Council .
May 24, 2017 By-election By-elections for two seats in the Janjanbureh Area Council .
Apr 12, 2018 Regional elections 2018 Elections for council members in Banjul City Council , Kanifing Municipal Council , Basse Area Council , Brikama Area Council , Janjanbureh Area Council , Kerewan Area Council , Kuntaur Area Council and Mansakonko Area Council
May 12, 2018 Regional elections 2018 Elections for the heads of Banjul City Councils , Kanifing Municipal Councils , Basse Area Councils , Brikama Area Councils , Janjanbureh Area Councils , Kerewan Area Councils , Kuntaur Area Councils and Mansakonko Area Councils
Next elections:
2023 Regional elections 2023

Acronyms

acronym Political party
APRC Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
DCA Democratic Congress Alliance
GPP Gambian People's Party
IND Independent, independent candidate
NCP National Convention Party
NLP National Liberation Party
NRP National Reconciliation Party
PDOIS People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism
PPP People's Progressive Party
UDP United Democratic Party
UP United Party

See also

literature

  • Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes (Ed.): Historical Dictionary of the Gambia (= Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Volume 79). Scarecrow Press, Lanham 1999, ISBN 978-0-8108-3660-0 .
  • Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 978-3-87936-239-4
  • Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen, Klaus Landfried (eds.): Political organization and representation in Africa (= The election of parliaments and other state organs. Volume 2). De Gruyter, Berlin 1978, ISBN 978-3-11-004518-5 .
  • Dieter Nohlen, Bernhard Thibaut, Michael Krennerich (Eds.): Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Presidential Election Results 26th September 1996. In: iec.gm. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English).
  2. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Presidential Election Results 18th October 2001. In: iec.gm. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English).
  3. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Presidential Election Results 22nd September 2006. In: iec.gm. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English).
  4. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Presidential Election Results 24th November 2011. In: iec.gm. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English).
  5. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Presidential Election Results 1st December 2016. (No longer available online.) In: iec.gm. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017 ; Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / iec.gm
  6. ↑ Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
  7. ^ Candidates For March 29th National Assembly Elections. (No longer available online.) Independent Electoral Commission The Gambia, November 11, 2014, archived from the original November 11, 2014 ; Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Results For the March 29th 2012 National Assembly Elections. Independent Electoral Commission The Gambia, accessed April 17, 2017 .
  9. ^ IEC to conduct by election in Lower Saloum . In: Daily Observer . May 14, 2015 ( observergm.com ). observergm.com ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / observergm.com
  10. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »National Assembly Final Results 6th. April 2017. (No longer available online.) In: iec.gm. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017 ; Retrieved April 17, 2017 (American English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / iec.gm
  11. ↑ 2002 Local Elections in The Gambia. In: tripod.com. africanelections.tripod.com, accessed April 19, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Wayback Machine. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: iec.gm. 2015, archived from the original on May 7, 2015 ; accessed on September 15, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Wayback Machine. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: iec.gm. 2015, archived from the original on May 7, 2015 ; accessed on September 15, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Kudang Ward by-election slated - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community. In: africa.gm. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
  15. ^ By-Election Results For Sare Ngai Ward Basse Area Council. (No longer available online.) In: IEC website. 2011, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; accessed on September 15, 2018 .
  16. ↑ April 4th Local Government Elections Results. Independent Electoral Commission The Gambia, accessed April 17, 2017 .
  17. ↑ IEC to conduct by election in Katchang - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  18. ^ IEC to conduct by election in Basse . In: Daily Observer . March 4, 2015 ( observergm.com ). observergm.com ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / observergm.com
  19. ^ Gambia: IEC to Conduct By-Election in Sare Ngai . In: The Daily Observer (Banjul) . April 6, 2016 ( allafrica.com ).
  20. ↑ a b c IEC to conduct by-elections - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  21. ^ Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia »Councilors Elections Final Results 12th April 2018. In: iec.gm. Retrieved May 27, 2018 (American English).
  22. ↑ Mayors Mayoresses Chairpersons Elections Final Results 12th May 2018. Independent Electoral Commission - IEC Gambia, accessed May 27, 2018 (American English).