Parliamentary elections in Gambia 2007
The 2007 parliamentary elections in Gambia took place on January 25, 2007 in the West African presidential republic of the Gambia . These elections for the Gambian National Assembly are the third elections of the Second Republic of The Gambia after 1997 and 2002.
The ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) party, headed by President Yahya Jammeh , was again able to win a clear majority of the seats in parliament.
Electoral process and districts
48 members are elected for the Gambian National Assembly , which meets in the National Assembly in the capital Banjul . Five more seats in the National Assembly are appointed by the President, so that the National Assembly has 53 members of the unicameral system for one legislative period.
The elected members are determined in the 48 constituencies of the country in a direct election with a majority system (simple majority). For the division of constituencies which is Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is responsible, this is based on the districts in the Subdivisions of the Gambia . Areas with a high population density are adjusted in their division, so the capital Banjul is divided into three constituencies and the municipality Kanifing , with the largest city in the country Serekunda , into five constituencies.
There is no compulsory voting .
The vote itself takes place via glass marbles, which are thrown into a drum that is closed except for the slot as a ballot box . These ballot boxes are designed in different colors depending on the candidate. Experience has shown that this procedure results in a very low proportion of invalid votes.
Elections to the National Assembly must take place no later than three months after the election of the President.
Starting position
According to one estimate, Gambia had a population of 1,641,564 in 2006.
In the last general election in The Gambia in 2002 , the APRC won 45 constituencies, two constituencies were won by the People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and one constituency was won by the National Reconciliation Party (NRP). The United Democratic Party (UDP) boycotted the election and did not nominate its own candidates. As a result, in 33 of the 48 constituencies, the APRC candidates were unopposed and were elected without resistance. Only Halifa Sallah (PDOIS), Hamat NK Bah (NRP) and Sidia Jatta (PDOIS) were able to prevail against a candidate from the APRC .
In the presidential elections in September 2006, Yahya Jammeh (APRC) was able to prevail with 67.33% against his opponents Ousainou Darboe (UDP) and Halifa Salla (NADD).
Election preparation
The nomination to the IEC started on December 4th, 2006 and lasted three days. It was planned that the candidates from the APRC would be nominated on the first day and the candidates from the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) and their related parties, i.e. the NRP, on the second day. On the third day it was the turn of the candidates of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and their affiliated parties. Independent candidates were allowed to be nominated on all three days. Nominations could be made in the administrative capitals of the divisions: Banjul, Kanifing , Brikama , Kerewan , Mansa Konko , Janjanbureh and Basse Santa Su .
| Political party | number | |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) | 48 | |
| United Democratic Party (UDP) | 29 | |
| National Reconciliation Party (NRP) | 8th | |
| National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) | 5 | |
| Independent candidates | 9 | |
| total | 99 | |
99 candidates ran in the 48 constituencies and wanted to get the majority of voters who could cast their votes in the 989 electoral offices. 104 candidates had previously registered, but five independents had resigned their candidacy by January 16. The APRC ran 48 candidates in all constituencies. She was challenged by 29 candidates from UDP, the NRP sent eight candidates and the NADD five candidates. In addition, there were nine candidates who did not belong to any party. In five constituencies, the APRC candidates had no opponent, they won the constituency without resistance.
The "official" election campaign ran from January 10 to 23, 2007. The prominent politician Halifa Sallah (PDOIS), who runs for the NADD and received 5.98 percent of the vote in the last presidential election, wanted to defend his constituency of Serekunda Central . The other presidential candidate in the last election, Ousainou Darboe (UDP), did not run for the National Assembly in this election. Hamat Bah (NRP), ran in the constituency of Upper Saloum .
election day
The election on election day, a Thursday, itself is described as calm and peaceful, there were no incidents. Before that, however, there were intimidation and arbitrary temporary arrests of individual opposition candidates.
Election result
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A total of 53 seats
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The election results were published in the media on January 30, 2007. However, the publications in the media sometimes contain different figures, the data basis for the following tables therefore comes from the IEC.
Of the previously 628,160 registered voters, 262,765 valid votes were cast, making the turnout 41.8 percent.
In five constituencies, the APRC candidates had no opponent so that they could win the constituency for themselves without resistance.
With 42 constituencies won, the APRC moved into parliament with 42 seats; another five members were appointed by presidents, so that 47 of the 53 seats belonged to its wing. The UDP won five seats and the NADD one seat; the NRP could not win any constituency. The independent candidate Ebrima Jammeh was able to assert himself against his opponent from the APRC.
Halifa Sallah, Hamat Bah and the long-time politician Kemenseng Jammeh (UDP) were unable to achieve a majority in their constituencies.
Election result by party
Explanation:
- Administrative unit ( English Administrative Area (AA) ) =
- Banjul = City of Banjul , Kanifing = Kanifing Municipal , Brikama = Western Division , Mansa Konko = Lower River Division , Kerewan = North Bank Division , Janjanbureh = Central River Division , Basse = Upper River Division
| Seats in parliament | |||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Administrative unit | total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjul | Kanifing | Brikama | Mansa Konko | Kerevan | Janjanbureh | Bass | |||||||||||
| APRC | 3 | 5 | 8th | 3 | 7th | 10 | 6th | 42 | 87.5% | ||||||||
| UDP | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4th | 8.3% | ||||||||
| NRP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% | ||||||||
| NADD | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2.1% | ||||||||
| Independent | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2.1% | ||||||||
| total | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6th | 7th | 11 | 7th | 48 | 100.0% | ||||||||
| Votes and voting shares | |||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Administrative unit | total | |||||||||||||||
| Banjul | Kanifing | Brikama | Mansa Konko | Kerevan | Janjanbureh | Bass | |||||||||||
| APRC | 5,376 | 64.1% | 25,237 | 61.5% | 35,324 | 63.1% | 14,249 | 58.8% | 25,854 | 58.0% | 29,122 | 56.3% | 21,411 | 56.9% | 156,573 | 59.6% | |
| UDP | 3,013 | 35.9% | 10,504 | 25.6% | 13,655 | 24.4% | 9,604 | 39.6% | 7,010 | 15.7% | 7,512 | 14.5% | 6,851 | 18.2% | 58,149 | 22.1% | |
| NRP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,276 | 11.5% | 10,666 | 20.6% | - | - | 14,942 | 5.7% | |
| NADD | - | - | 4,302 | 10.5% | - | - | - | - | 350 | 0.8% | - | - | 9,338 | 24.8% | 13,990 | 5.3% | |
| Independent | - | - | 998 | 2.4% | 7,032 | 12.6% | 389 | 1.6% | 6.238 | 14.0% | 4,454 | 8.6% | - | - | 19.111 | 7.3% | |
| total | 8,389 | 41,041 | 56.011 | 24,242 | 43,728 | 51,754 | 37,600 | 262.765 | |||||||||
Election results by constituency
| Administrative unit | Constituency | candidate | Political party | be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjul | |||||
| Banjul North | |||||
| Alhagi Sillah | APRC | 1,648 | 79.23% | ||
| Momodou A. Sarr | UDP | 432 | 20.77% | ||
| Banjul Central | |||||
| Abdoulie Saine | APRC | 2,298 | 65.45% | ||
| Ebrima AB ("Presseh") N'Jie | UDP | 1,213 | 34.55% | ||
| Banjul South | |||||
| Baboucarr S. Nyang | APRC | 1,430 | 70.90% | ||
| Aziz Pa Boy Fraser | UDP | 587 | 29.10% | ||
| Kanifing | |||||
| Bakau | |||||
| Caliph Jammeh | APRC | 3,009 | 51.19% | ||
| Famara S. Bojang | UDP | 2,869 | 48.81% | ||
| Yeshwang | |||||
| Haddy Jagne | APRC | 4,982 | 76.58% | ||
| Junkungba Dukureh | UDP | 1,524 | 23.42% | ||
| Modou I. Cham | independent | Withdrawn | 0.00% | ||
| Serekunda West | |||||
| Sulayman Joof | APRC | 4,901 | 69.22% | ||
| Babuocarr K. Nyang | UDP | 2,179 | 30.78% | ||
| Serekunda East | |||||
| Fabakary Tombong Jatta | APRC | 5,959 | 63.79% | ||
| Bunambass Kongira | UDP | 2,384 | 16.32% | ||
| Pa Sainey Jallow | independent | 998 | 10.68% | ||
| Serrekunda Central | |||||
| Ousainou Sainey Jaiteh | APRC | 6,386 | 52.19% | ||
| Halifa Sallah | NADD | 4,302 | 35.16% | ||
| Alagie Fatty | UDP | 1,548 | 12.65% | ||
| Brikama | |||||
| North combo | |||||
| Adama Cham | APRC | 12,899 | 78.04% | ||
| Ismaila Sanneh | UDP | 3,629 | 21.96% | ||
| Combo South | |||||
| Paul L. Mendy | APRC | 6,172 | 49.94% | ||
| Abdou Kolley | independent | 4,952 | 40.06% | ||
| Alasan Bojang | UDP | 1,236 | 10.00% | ||
| Combo Central | |||||
| Abdou FHS Jarjue | APRC | 8,287 | 55.82% | ||
| Ousman GA Kebbeh | UDP | 6,558 | 44.18% | ||
| Combo East | |||||
| Lamin MM Bojang | APRC | 6.141 | 73.34% | ||
| Lamin R. Darboe | UDP | 2,232 | 26.66% | ||
| Foni Berefet | |||||
| Bintanding Jarjue | APRC | unanimously | 100.00% | ||
| Foni Bintang | |||||
| Ebrima Jammeh | independent | 2,080 | 53.27% | ||
| Ebrima Janko Sanyang | APRC | 1,825 | 46.73% | ||
| Foni Kansala | |||||
| Sheriff Abba Sanyang | APRC | unanimously | 100.00% | ||
| Foni Bondali | |||||
| Matarr Kujabi | APRC | unanimously | 100.00% | ||
| Foni Jarrol | |||||
| Borrie LSB Kolley | APRC | unanimously | 100.00% | ||
| Mansa Konko | |||||
| Kiang West | |||||
| Momodou LK Sanneh | UDP | 2,098 | 47.69% | ||
| Kalipha Kambi | APRC | 1.912 | 43.46% | ||
| Mao Darboe | independent | 389 | 8.84% | ||
| Kiang Central | |||||
| Babanding KK Daffeh | UDP | 1,548 | 52.53% | ||
| Aba L. Yabou | APRC | 1,399 | 47.47% | ||
| Kiang East | |||||
| Bora B. Mass | APRC | 2.156 | 70.87% | ||
| Karapha Dampha | UDP | 886 | 29.13% | ||
| Jarra West | |||||
| Njai Darboe | APRC | 5,024 | 64.54% | ||
| Kemenseng Jammeh | UDP | 2,760 | 35.46% | ||
| Jarra Central | |||||
| Pa Jallow | UDP | 1,247 | 51.36% | ||
| Momodou L. Ceesay | APRC | 1,181 | 48.64% | ||
| Jarra East | |||||
| Bafaye Saidykhan | APRC | 2,577 | 70.76% | ||
| Kekoi KB Baajo | UDP | 1,065 | 29.24% | ||
| Kerevan | |||||
| Lower Niumi | |||||
| Cherno MA Cham | APRC | 4,253 | 52.23% | ||
| Babou Kebbeh | NRP | 3,890 | 47.77% | ||
| Upper Niumi | |||||
| Cherno Omar Jallow | APRC | 4,498 | 77.98% | ||
| Ebrima K. Sonko | UDP | 1,270 | 22.02% | ||
| Jokadu | |||||
| Kebba Gaye | APRC | 2,719 | 49.88% | ||
| Ousman MM Jallow | independent | 2,089 | 38.32% | ||
| Sait A. Joof | UDP | 643 | 11.80% | ||
| Lower Badibu | |||||
| Abdoulie Suku Singhateh | APRC | 2,697 | 53.35% | ||
| Kebba Famara Singhateh | UDP | 2,358 | 46.65% | ||
| Central Badibu | |||||
| Momodou S. Touray | APRC | 3,053 | 62.12% | ||
| Alasan FK Cessay | UDP | 1,512 | 30.76% | ||
| Fabakary B. Ceesay | NADD | 350 | 7.12% | ||
| Illiasa | |||||
| Lamin Kebba Jammeh | APRC | 4,723 | 60.62% | ||
| Ebrima AO Samba | independent | 1,841 | 23.63% | ||
| Kebba L. Jammeh | UDP | 1,227 | 15.75% | ||
| Sabach Sanjal | |||||
| Ousman Bah | APRC | 3,911 | 59.21% | ||
| Alhagie SM Secka | independent | 2,308 | 34.94% | ||
| Fafanding Saidy | NRP | 386 | 5.84% | ||
| Janjanbureh | |||||
| Lower Saloum | |||||
| Kabba Touray | APRC | 2,641 | 58.07% | ||
| Omar S. Ceesay | NRP | 1,907 | 41.93% | ||
| Upper Saloum | |||||
| Sainey Mbye | APRC | 3,492 | 51.43% | ||
| Hamat NK Bah | NRP | 3,298 | 48.57% | ||
| Nianija | |||||
| Davda Manneh | APRC | 2,106 | 75.24% | ||
| Abdoulje Jallow | NRP | 693 | 24.76% | ||
| Niani | |||||
| Ebrima Manneh | APRC | 3,450 | 62.69% | ||
| Alhagie SB Sillah | independent | 2,053 | 37.31% | ||
| Sami | |||||
| Lamin Ceesay | UDP | 3,182 | 52.49% | ||
| Alh. Edrissa Samba Lamtoro Sallah | APRC | 2,880 | 47.51% | ||
| Niamina Dankunku | |||||
| Essa Saidykhan | APRC | 1,047 | 52.53% | ||
| Samba Jallow | NRP | 946 | 47.47% | ||
| Niamina West | |||||
| Lamin Jadama | APRC | 1,515 | 63.02% | ||
| Samba Baldeh | NRP | 889 | 36.98% | ||
| Niamina East | |||||
| Foday A. Jallow | APRC | 2,586 | 51.21% | ||
| Ebrima LS Marenah | independent | 2,041 | 40.93% | ||
| Lower Fulladu West | |||||
| Yerro MC Mballow | APRC | 3,925 | 57.23% | ||
| Alhagie AS Boye | NRP | 2,933 | 42.77% | ||
| Upper Fulladu West | |||||
| Muhammadu M. Jallow | APRC | 4,963 | 55.32% | ||
| Amadou Sanneh | UDP | 4,008 | 44.68% | ||
| Janjanbureh | |||||
| Foday Jibani Manka | APRC | 517 | 61.62% | ||
| Kebba Yira Manneh | UDP | 322 | 38.38% | ||
| Bass | |||||
| Jimara | |||||
| Mamma Kandeh | APRC | 4,067 | 58.92% | ||
| Adama Barrow | UDP | 2,835 | 41.08% | ||
| Bass | |||||
| Momodou Sellou Bah | APRC | 3,501 | 60.99% | ||
| Mohamad Saiba Sanyang | UDP | 2,239 | 39.01% | ||
| Tumana | |||||
| Netty Baldeh | APRC | 3,647 | 67.24% | ||
| Alfusainey Jawara | UDP | 1,777 | 32.76% | ||
| Cantora | |||||
| Saikou Suso | APRC | unanimously | 100.00% | ||
| Wuli West | |||||
| Sidia Sana Jatta | NADD | 3,898 | 55.43% | ||
| Phoday Mahmod Kebbeh | APRC | 3.134 | 44.57% | ||
| Wuli East | |||||
| Bekai Camara | APRC | 3,760 | 58.29% | ||
| Suwaibou Touray | NADD | 2,691 | 41.71% | ||
| Sandu | |||||
| Abdoulie Kanagi Jawla | APRC | 3,302 | 54.57% | ||
| Foday Sanyang | NADD | 2,749 | 45.43% | ||
Elected MPs
By-elections
Nianija 2008
After Dawda Manneh (APRC), the representative of the constituency Nianija, left the party, by-elections were held on December 18, 2008. The NRP candidate, Abdoulie Jallow, resigned a few days after his nomination and joined the APRC. It was now Salla York (NRP) against Yaya Whan (APRC), but she lost.
| Administrative unit | Constituency | candidate | Political party | be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janjanbureh | |||||
| Nianija | |||||
| Yaya Whan | APRC | 1,507 | 60.74% | ||
| Salla York | NRP | 974 | 39.26% | ||
Wuli East 2011
After the elected representative of the Wuli East constituency, Bekai Camara (APRC), died on March 6, 2011, by-elections were held in the constituency on April 28, 2011. Saidou V. Sabally (APRC) won over the constituency.
| Administrative unit | Constituency | candidate | Political party | be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | |||||
| Wuli East | |||||
| Saidou V. Sabally | APRC | 2,745 | 59.75% | ||
| Suwaibou Touray | NADD | 1,849 | 40.25% | ||
Combo East 2011
On April 9, 2011, the elected representative of the Kombo East constituency, Lamin MM Bojang (APRC), passed away. The IEC decided not to call by-elections and justified this with the ongoing preparations for the upcoming presidential election and subsequent parliamentary election.
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Voting with marbles in the Gambia aceproject.org, accessed June 2011
- ↑ a b African Elections Database: 25 January 2007 National Assembly Election , accessed June 2011
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- ↑ US Census Bureau estimate for 2006, mid-year
- ↑ Nominations for N / A elections start today (archive version) ( Memento of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), January 4, 2007, The Daily Observer
- ↑ IEC Chairman Meets the Press (archive version) ( Memento October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) November 24, 2006, The Gambia Journal
- ↑ In the National Assembly elections 99 candidates warm-up (archive version) ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) The Daily Observer from January 16, 2007
- ↑ Names of nominated candidates for the national assembly elections (archive version) ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) .doc file, 56 KByte, January 9, 2007
- ↑ Halifa Sallah to Defend His Seat In Coming Polls December 24, 2006, The Gambia Journal
- ↑ RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Gambia Echo dated January 30, 2007
- ↑ Gambia. Legislative Election 2007 Electoralgeography.com, accessed June 2011
- ↑ National Assembly 2007 ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2011 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. PDF file on iec.gm, accessed June 2011
- ↑ Nianija by-election date slated ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (online) September 26, 2008
- ↑ In Nianija by-election NRP candidate defects to APRC ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (online), December 8, 2008
- ↑ Nianija by-election takes a new dimension ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (online) December 16, 2008
- ↑ New Nianija NAM calls for unity ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (online) December 24, 2008
- ↑ Hon. Bekai Camara passes away ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (online) March 7, 2011
- ↑ WULI EAST BY-ELECTION ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Foroyaa (online) April 29, 2011
