Presidential elections in Gambia 1987

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candidate
votes cast (in%)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
59.2
27.5
13.3
Gains and losses
compared to 1982
 % p
 14th
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-13.3
-0.1
+13.3

The Gambia 1987 presidential elections took place on March 11, 1987. According to one estimate, Gambia had a population of 818,467 in 1986.

Electoral process and districts

For the second time, the president was elected directly by the people.

The election took place simultaneously with the election of parliament.

Election preparation

candidate Political party
  Dawda Jawara People's Progressive Party (PPP)
  Sheriff Dibba National Convention Party (NCP)
  Assan Musa Camara Gambian People's Party (GPP)

Three candidates stood for election, one being the incumbent President Dawda Jawara with his People's Progressive Party (PPP). He was challenged by Sheriff Dibba with his National Convention Party (NCP) and Assan Musa Camara with his Gambian People's Party (GPP).

Election result

208,479 valid votes were cast. Dawda Jawara was re-elected president for a term of five years with 71.1 percent of the vote .

Election result

Votes and voting shares
Political party Administrative unit total
Banjul St. Mary's combo Brikama Mansa Konko Kerevan Georgetown Bass
  Jawara 000000000004463.00000000004,463 45.5% 000000000010933.000000000010,933 47.3% 000000000020715.000000000020,715 56.5% 000000000012102.000000000012,102 64.9% 000000000022871.000000000022,871 55.4% 000000000028510.000000000028,510 68.5% 000000000023791.000000000023,791 63.7% 000000000123385.0000000000123.385 59.2%
  Dibba 000000000002171.00000000002,171 22.1% 000000000009547.00000000009,547 41.3% 000000000012470.000000000012,470 34.0% 000000000005246.00000000005,246 28.1% 000000000014877.000000000014,877 36.0% 000000000006591.00000000006,591 15.8% 000000000006441.00000000006,441 17.3% 000000000057343.000000000057,343 27.5%
  Camara 000000000003172.00000000003,172 32.3% 000000000002619.00000000002,619 11.3% 000000000003485.00000000003,485 9.5% 000000000001309.00000000001,309 7.0% 000000000003534.00000000003,534 8.6% 000000000006543.00000000006,543 15.7% 000000000007089.00000000007,089 19.0% 000000000027751.000000000027,751 13.3%
total 000000000009806.00000000009,806 000000000023099.000000000023,099 000000000036670.000000000036,670 000000000018657.000000000018,657 000000000041282.000000000041,282 000000000041644.000000000041,644 000000000037321.000000000037,321 000000000208479.0000000000208.479

Election results by constituency

Administrative unit Constituency candidate Political party be right proportion of
Banjul
Banjul North
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000001566.00000000001,566 45.59%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001135.00000000001,135 33.04%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000734.0000000000734 21.37%
Banjul Central
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000001238.00000000001,238 42.32%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001020.00000000001,020 34.87%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000667.0000000000667 22.80%
Banjul South
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000001659.00000000001,659 48.14%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001017.00000000001,017 29.51%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000770.0000000000770 22.34%
St. Mary's combo
Bakau
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002179.00000000002,179 55.83%
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000001547.00000000001,547 39.64%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000177.0000000000177 4.53%
Serekunda East
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000005174.00000000005,174 49.57%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000003867.00000000003,867 37.05%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001396.00000000001,396 13.38%
Serekunda West
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004212.00000000004.212 48.09%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000003501.00000000003,501 39.97%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001046.00000000001,046 11.94%
Brikama
Northern combo
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003811.00000000003.811 54.19%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002730.00000000002,730 38.82%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000492.0000000000492 7.00%
Southern combo
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004167.00000000004.167 57.55%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002778.00000000002,778 38.36%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000296.0000000000296 4.09%
Central combo
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003584.00000000003,584 54.10%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002591.00000000002,591 39.11%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000450.0000000000450 6.79%
Eastern combo
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003518.00000000003,518 68.74%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001437.00000000001,437 28.08%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000163.0000000000163 3.18%
Eastern Foni
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002798.00000000002,798 57.69%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001469.00000000001,469 30.29%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000583.0000000000583 12.02%
Western Foni
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002837.00000000002,837 48.89%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002351.00000000002,351 40.51%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000615.0000000000615 10.60%
Mansa Konko
Eastern Jarra
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002347.00000000002,347 60.32%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001049.00000000001,049 26.96%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000495.0000000000495 12.72%
Western Jarra
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003251.00000000003,251 62.77%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001502.00000000001,502 29.00%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000426.0000000000426 8.23%
Western Kiang
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003434.00000000003,434 73.20%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001167.00000000001,167 24.88%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000090.000000000090 1.92%
Eastern Kiang
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003070.00000000003,070 62.70%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001528.00000000001,528 31.21%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000298.0000000000298 6.09%
Kerevan
Sabach Sanjal
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004746.00000000004,746 69.28%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001775.00000000001,775 25.91%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000329.0000000000329 4.80%
Illiasa
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000003469.00000000003,469 49.54%
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003213.00000000003.213 45.88%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000321.0000000000321 4.58%
Central Baddibu
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002866.00000000002,866 50.13%
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002682.00000000002,682 46.91%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000169.0000000000169 2.96%
Lower Baddibu
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002831.00000000002,831 57.28%
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002020.00000000002,020 40.87%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000091.000000000091 1.84%
Jokadu
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002879.00000000002,879 70.55%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000992.0000000000992 24.31%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000210.0000000000210 5.15%
Lower Niumi
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004423.00000000004,423 58.63%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001615.00000000001,615 21.41%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001506.00000000001,506 19.96%
Upper Niumi
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002908.00000000002,908 56.52%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001329.00000000001,329 25.83%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000908.0000000000908 17.65%
Georgetown
Sami
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000003454.00000000003,454 70.92%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001058.00000000001,058 21.72%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000358.0000000000358 7.35%
Niani
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004583.00000000004,583 77.59%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000686.0000000000686 11.61%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000638.0000000000638 10.80%
Saloum
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000005906.00000000005,906 71.89%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001634.00000000001,634 19.89%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000675.0000000000675 8.22%
Lower Fulladu West
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000005419.00000000005,419 71.30%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001157.00000000001,157 15.22%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001024.00000000001,024 13.47%
Upper Fulladu West
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004920.00000000004,920 59.86%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000002346.00000000002,346 28.54%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000953.0000000000953 11.60%
Niamina
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004228.00000000004,228 61.88%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001803.00000000001,803 26.39%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000802.0000000000802 11.74%
Bass
Jimara
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004936.00000000004,936 72.25%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001250.00000000001,250 18.30%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000646.0000000000646 9.46%
Cantora
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002923.00000000002,923 51.15%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000002334.00000000002,334 40.84%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000458.0000000000458 8.01%
Tumana
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004034.00000000004.034 68.65%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001317.00000000001.317 22.41%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000525.0000000000525 8.93%
Bass
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000004341.00000000004,341 62.15%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000001337.00000000001,337 19.14%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001307.00000000001,307 18.71%
Eastern Wuli
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002113.00000000002.113 55.24%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001462.00000000001,462 38.22%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000250.0000000000250 6.54%
Western Wuli
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002804.00000000002,804 72.27%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000000758.0000000000758 19.54%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000318.0000000000318 8.20%
Sandu
Dawda Jawara PPP 000000000002640.00000000002,640 62.74%
Sheriff Dibba NCP 000000000001285.00000000001,285 30.54%
Assan Musa Camara GPP 000000000000283.0000000000283 6.73%

Individual evidence

  1. Census Bureau  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 1986 estimate, mid-year@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.census.gov  
  2. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 Univ of Rochester Pr, 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
  3. 11 March 1987 Presidential Election , accessed July 2011