National Convention Party (Gambia)

National Convention Party
Knife ( English a cutter )
Party leader	Sheriff Dibba
Headquarters	47 Antouman Faal Street Banjul
Colours)	White

The National Convention Party (NCP) ( German  National Assembly Party ) is a center-left - Party in The Gambia . The party's motto is: Latin " Semper fidelis " = " always reliable ".

history

It was the largest opposition party between 1975 and 1994 . After the 1994 military coup led by Yahya Jammeh , she was initially banned from voting.

In the presidential elections on October 18, 2001, their leader, Sheriff Mustapha Dibba , came fourth with 3.9 percent of the vote. In the last parliamentary elections for the National Assembly on January 17, 2002, the party remained without seats.

After Dibba died, Ebrima Janko Sanyang became the leader of the party.

Election results

Votes and voting shares of the NCP in presidential and parliamentary elections

Election results choice year Number of votes Share of votes Seats or presidential candidate houses of Parliament 1977 40,668 22.6% 5 of 35 Presidency 1982 52,095 27.5% Sheriff Dibba houses of Parliament 1982 32,634 19.6% 3 of 35 Presidency 1987 57,343 27.5% Sheriff Dibba houses of Parliament 1987 55.251 26.1% 4 of 36 houses of Parliament 1992 45,953 22.9% 6 of 36 Presidency 1996 Participation prohibited houses of Parliament 1997 Participation prohibited Presidency 2001 17,271 3.9% Sheriff Dibba houses of Parliament 2002 in coalition with the APRC Presidency 2006 not a candidate houses of Parliament 2007 in coalition with the APRC Presidency 2011 houses of Parliament 2012

Voting shares (in %) 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 77 82 82 87 87 92 96 97 01 02 06 07 11 12

Web links

• Independent Electoral Commission