British Gambia General Election 1951

British Gambia General Election 1951

votes cast (in%)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

27.1

24.8

1.3

0.4

46.3

GDP

BYMS

GNL

CPP

Independent

The British Gambia general election in 1951 took place in the West African British colony of Gambia in 1951. These elections were for three elected seats in the Legislative Council ( English Legislative Council ), a forerunner of the House of Representatives ( English House of Representatives ).

The seats were won by John Colley Faye , Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa and Henry A. Madi .

Electoral process and districts

It was the second time that representatives were elected to the Legislative Council.

From the one constituency in the 1947 election , two were created. The city of Bathurst (the former name of Banjul) became two members and the combo St. Mary Area (also known as the British Combo) directly elected a member .

The protectorate was not involved in these elections.

Election preparation

The following parties nominated candidates

Political party		number
	Gambia Democratic Party (GDP)	1
	Bathurst Young Muslims Society (BYMS)	1
	Gambia National League (GNL)	1
	Common People's Party (CPP)	2
	Independent candidates	5
total		10

Before the election, the first interest groups were formed and the first parties were founded. The Gambia Democratic Party (GDP) was founded in June 1951 under the leadership of the Anglican priest John Colley Faye, who belonged to the Serere people . The Bathurst Young Muslims Society (BYMS) grouped around the Muslim candidate Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa , and the BYMS became the Gambia Muslim Congress in 1952 .

Election result

Of the 3,337 votes cast, John Colley Faye, Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa and Henry A. Madi achieved the necessary majority and were elected.

Election result by party

Seats in parliament
Political party		Constituency				total
		Bathurst		St. Mary's combo
	GDP	1				1	33.3%
	BYMS	1				1	33.3%
	GNL	-				-	0.0%
	CPP	-				-	0.0%
	Independent	-		1		1	33.3%
total		2		1		3	100.0%
Votes and voting shares
Political party		Constituency				total
		Bathurst		St. Mary's combo
	GDP	905	27.1%			905	27.1%
	BYMS	828	24.8%			828	24.8%
	GNL	45	1.3%			45	1.3%
	CPP	15th	0.4%			15th	0.4%
	Independent	469	14.1%	1,075	32.2%	1,544	46.3%
total		2,262		1,075		3,337

Election results by constituency

Administrative unit	Constituency	candidate	Political party	be right	proportion of
British Gambia
	Bathurst
		John Colley Faye	GDP	905	40.01%
		Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa	BYMS	828	36.60%
		Pierre Sarr N'Jie	independent	463	20.47%
		Edward Francis Small	GNL	45	1.99%
		Mustapha Colley	CPP	10	0.44%
		J. Francis Senegal	independent	6th	0.27%
		John Find Dailey	CPP	5	0.22%
	St. Mary's combo
		Henry A. Madi	independent	813	75.63%
		Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh	independent	255	23.72%
		John W. Kuye	independent	7th	0.65%

By-elections

A by-election did not take place.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 Univ. of Rochester Pr., 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
2. ^ Gregg, E. (2003) The Rough Guide to the Gambia