Parliamentary elections in Gambia 1966

Parliamentary elections in Gambia 1966

votes cast (in%)

 %

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

65.3

31.7

n. k.

1.7

1.3

PPP

UP

DCA

GCP

Independent

Gains and losses

compared to 1962

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

+7.6

-6.2

-4.3

+1.7

+1.2

PPP

UP

DCA

GCP

Independent

The 1966 parliamentary elections in Gambia took place in the West African state of Gambia on May 26, 1966. These elections (also: General elections) were for 32 elected seats in the House of Representatives ( English House of Representatives ).

The People's Progressive Party (PPP) won three quarters of the seats. The second strongest force was the United Party (UP).

Electoral process and districts

It was the third time the House of Representatives ( English House of Representatives ) elected. The House of Representatives had a total of 40 members, 32 of whom were directly elected. Eight other members were appointed by the chiefs.

The number of constituencies has not changed since the 1962 election , only the division was changed. The changes in detail:

1. In the Bathurst administrative unit (the former name of Banjul), the constituencies' New Town East ',' New Town West ',' Joloff / Portuguese Town ',' Soldier Town 'and' Half Die 'were renamed as' Bathurst North', ' Bathurst Central 'and' Bathurst South '
2. In the administrative unit of Brikama (formerly Western) the constituencies 'Eastern Kombo' and 'Western Kombo' have been reorganized as 'Northern Kombo', 'Southern Kombo' and 'Eastern Kombo'.
3. The Lower River administrative unit was divided into a South Bank ( Mansa Konko ) and a North Bank ( Kerewan ). The Mansa Konko administrative unit now includes the constituencies 'Eastern Kiang', 'Western Kiang', 'Eastern Jarra' and 'Western Jarra' and the Kerewan administrative unit the constituencies 'Sabach Sanjal', 'Illiassa', 'Central Baddibu', 'Lower Baddibu' ',' Niumi 'and' Jokadu '.

Election preparation

Due to political differences between Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa and John Colley Faye , the Democratic Congress Alliance had disbanded before the elections, Garba-Jahumpa continued his way into the newly founded Gambia Congress Party (GCP), the rest of the DCA joined the 1965 PPP on.

The following parties nominated candidates

Political party		number
	People's Progressive Party (PPP)	32
	United Party (UP)	28
	Gambia Congress Party (GCP)	1
	Independent candidates	6th
total		67

67 candidates ran in the 32 constituencies and wanted to get a majority of voters. Among them, the PPP ran with 32 candidates in each constituency. She was challenged by 28 candidates from the UP and 1 candidate from the GCA. There were also six candidates in this election who did not belong to any party.

The GCP formed a coalition with the UP , so that eleven of the 28 candidates for the UP were supported by both parties.

Election result

Distribution of seats

8th 24 7th 1 8th 24 7th 1  A total of 40 seats Otherwise: 8 PPP : 24 UP : 7 GCP : 1 Independent: 0 With 'Otherwise. Seats mean the seats that have been appointed.

124,492 valid votes were cast.

In the election, the PPP won 24 and the UP 7 seats, while the GCP won one seat.

Election result by party

Seats in parliament
Political party		Administrative unit														total
		Bathurst		St. Mary's combo		Brikama		Mansa Konko		Kerevan		Georgetown		Bass
	PPP	-		1		5		4th		6th		4th		4th		24	75.0%
	UP	2		1		-		-		-		2		2		7th	21.9%
	GCP	1		-		-		-		-		-		-		1	3.1%
	Independent	-				-		-		-						-	0.0%
total		3		2		5		4th		6th		6th		6th		32	100.0%
Votes and voting shares
Political party		Administrative unit														total
		Bathurst		St. Mary's combo		Brikama		Mansa Konko		Kerevan		Georgetown		Bass
	PPP	2,170	25.5%	2,060	45.8%	15,078	84.5%	12,424	85.9%	21,372	71.8%	16.198	57.6%	12,011	56.5%	81,313	65.3%
	UP	4.013	47.1%	2,442	54.2%	2,018	11.3%	1,639	11.3%	8,163	27.4%	11,902	42.4%	9,254	43.5%	39,431	31.7%
	GCP	2.118	24.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.118	1.7%
	Independent	219	2.6%	-	-	758	4.2%	408	2.8%	245	0.8%	-	-	-	-	1,630	1.3%
total		8,520		4,502		17,854		14,471		29,780		28,100		21,265		124,492

Election results by constituency

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Bathurst
	Bathurst North
		Pierre Sarr N'Jie	UP / GCP	2,449	75.31%
		M. Harley N'Jie	PPP	688	21.16%
		Momodou E. Jallow	independent	115	3.54%
	Bathurst Central
		John R. Forster	UP / GCP	1,564	59.95%
		Melvin B. Jones	PPP	941	36.07%
		John Colley Faye	independent	104	3.99%
	Bathurst South
		Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa	GCP / UP	2.118	79.65%
		Abdoulie M. Drammeh	UP	541	20.35%
St. Mary's combo
	Bakau
		Abdoulie K. N'Jie	PPP	1,337	60.06%
		Kebba W. Foon	UP / GCP	889	39.94%
	Serrekunda
		Gibou M. Jagne	UP	1,553	68.23%
		Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh	PPP	723	31.77%
Brikama
	Northern combo
		Alieu B. N'Jie	PPP	2,402	79.69%
		Baboucar B. Cham	UP	612	20.31%
	Southern combo
		Famara Wassa Touray	PPP	2,599	77.42%
		Fabakary Jatta	independent	613	18.26%
		Ebrima K. Janneh	independent	145	4.32%
	Eastern combo
		Dawda K. Jawara	PPP	4,515	88.46%
		Sillah Bojang	UP	589	11.54%
	Eastern Foni
		Momodou N. Sanyang	PPP	2,826	89.37%
		Paul Bojang	UP	336	10.63%
	Western Foni
		BL Kuti Sanyang	PPP	2,736	85.05%
		Ismaila K. N'Jie	UP / GCP	481	14.95%
Mansa Konko
	Eastern Kiang
		Jerreh LB Daffeh	PPP	2,995	83.38%
		Jallow Sanneh	UP	597	16.62%
	Western Kiang
		Amang S. Kanyi	PPP	3,470	89.48%
		Momodou K. Sanneh	independent	408	10.52%
	Eastern Jarra
		Kemo Sanneh	PPP	2,812	86.71%
		Kalilu S. Dabo	UP	431	13.29%
	Western Jarra
		Yaya Ceesay	PPP	3,147	83.74%
		Tairu AK John	UP / GCP	611	16.26%
Kerevan
	Sabach Sanjal
		Yusupha Samba	PPP	3.121	61.51%
		Mamadi Sabally	UP	1.953	38.49%
	Illiasa
		Baba M. Touray	PPP	4,578	72.16%
		Sheriff Jammeh	UP	1,521	23.98%
		Lamin B. M'Boge	independent	245	3.86%
	Central Baddibu
		Sheriff M. Dibba	PPP	4,319	94.28%
		Demba Jagana	UP	262	5.72%
	Lower Baddibu
		Kalilou F. Singhateh	PPP	3,656	88.20%
		Karamo Kinteh	UP	489	11.80%
	Niumi
		Mafode (Foday) F. Sonko	PPP	3,522	58.36%
		Alieu O. Jeng	UP / GCP	2,513	41.64%
	Jokadu
		Kebba CA Kah	PPP	2.176	60.49%
		IAS Burang-John	UP	1,421	39.51%
Georgetown
	Sami
		Kebba N. Leigh	PPP	2,656	63.28%
		Omar M'Baki	UP / GCP	1,541	36.72%
	Niani
		Demba S. Cham	PPP	2,681	65.65%
		Musa Cham	UP / GCP	1,403	34.35%
	Saloum
		Ebrima D. N'Jie	UP / GCP	2,706	60.90%
		Kebba A. Bayo	PPP	1,737	39.10%
	Lower Fulladu West
		Paul L. Baldeh	PPP	2,702	59.20%
		Augustin A. Sabally	UP / GCP	1,862	40.80%
	Upper Fulladu West
		Numukunda M. Darbo	UP	2,685	54.32%
		Kebba K. Jawara	PPP	2,258	45.68%
	Niamina
		Sheriff S. Sisay	PPP	4.164	70.95%
		Sheikh S. Jobe	UP / GCP	1,705	29.05%
Bass
	Jimara
		Momodou C. Jallow	UP	1,607	53.55%
		M. Baikoro Silla	PPP	1,394	46.45%
	Cantora
		Andrew D. Camara	PPP	1,648	56.89%
		Momodou M. N'Jie	UP	1,249	43.11%
	Tumana
		Momodou C. Cham	UP	2,103	55.80%
		Abdou S. Kandeh	PPP	1,666	44.20%
	Bass
		Kebba J. Krubally	PPP	2,207	56.71%
		Bali Faal	UP	1,685	43.29%
	Wuli
		Bangally Singhateh	PPP	2,050	57.17%
		Kantora Juwara	UP	1,536	42.83%
	Sandu
		Musa S. Dabo	PPP	3,046	73.93%
		Gibreel M'Backe	UP	1,074	26.07%

Elected MPs

See also : List of Members of the Gambian Parliament (1966–1972)

By-elections

Sabach Sanjal 196?

After the UP appealed against the constituency winner of Sabach Sanjal Yusupha S. Samba (PPP), in October 196? held a by-election . Yusupha S. Samba (PPP) won the constituency.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Kerevan
	Sabach Sanjal
		Yusupha S. Samba	PPP	2,918	57.67%
		Mamadi Sabally	UP	2.142	42.33%

Western Kiang 1968

After the elected representative of the Western Kiang constituency, Amang S. Kanyi (PPP), died, by-elections were held in the constituency in October 1968. The only candidate was Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh (PPP), who had previously been defeated in the 1966 election in the Serekunda constituency , so he won the constituency without resistance.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Mansa Konko
	Western Kiang
		Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh	PPP	unanimously	100.00%

Lower Fulladu West 1969

After the elected representative of the constituency of Lower Fulladu West, Paul L. Baldeh (PPP), died in 1968, by-elections were scheduled in the constituency in February 1969. Abdul M'Ballow (PPP) won the constituency over.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Georgetown
	Lower Fulladu West
		Abdul M'Ballow	PPP	1.956	61.39%
		Augustin A. Sabally	UP	1,230	38.61%

Wuli 1969

After the elected representative of the constituency of Wuli, Bangally Singhateh (PPP), was detained, by-elections were held in the constituency in March 1969. Della Singhateh (PPP) won the constituency over.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Bass
	Wuli
		Della Singhateh	PPP	1,860	77.60%
		Momodou N'Jie	UP	537	22.40%

Eastern combo 1970

After the elected representative of the Eastern Kombo constituency, Dawda Jawara (PPP), was appointed president, by-elections were scheduled in the constituency in July 1970. The only candidate was Lamin K. Jabang (PPP), so he won the constituency without resistance.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Brikama
	Eastern combo
		Lamin K. Jabang	PPP	unanimously	100.00%

Upper Fulladu West 1970

After the elected representative of the Upper Fulladu West constituency, Numukunda M. Darbo (UP), was imprisoned, by-elections were held in the constituency in October 1970. Kebba K. Jawara (PPP) won over the constituency.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Georgetown
	Upper Fulladu West
		Kebba K. Jawara	PPP	3,906	70.21%
		Sheikh S. Jobe	UP	1,657	29.79%

Saloum 1971

After the elected representative of the Saloum constituency, Ebrima D. N'Jie (UP), died in late 1970, by-elections were scheduled in January 1971 in the constituency. Kebba A. Bayo (PPP) was able to win the constituency over.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Georgetown
	Saloum
		Kebba A. Bayo	PPP	2.125	52.19%
		Kebba W. Foon	UP	1,947	47.81%

Jokadu 1971

After the elected representative of the Jokadu constituency, Kebba CA Kah (PPP), was imprisoned, by-elections were held in the constituency in March 1971. Maja O. Sonko (independent) was able to win over the constituency.

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
Kerevan
	Jokadu
		Maja O. Sonko	independent	1,795	55.54%
		Abdoulie M. Drammeh	PPP	1,437	44.46%

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816–1994 Univ. of Rochester Pr., 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
2. ↑ Note: The source incorrectly states 1962, the year is still being sought