1987 Gambian general election

General elections were held in the Gambia on 11 March 1987. The election date had been announced on 1 January 1987 and nominations for presidential candidates closed on 9 February. A total of 113 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dawda JawaraPeople's Progressive Party123,38559.18
Sheriff Mustapha DibbaNational Convention Party57,34327.51
Assan Musa CamaraGambian People's Party27,75113.31
Total208,479100.00
Registered voters/turnout262,593
Source: Hughes & Perfect[1]

Parliament

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Progressive Party119,24856.3531+4
National Convention Party55,25126.114
Gambian People's Party31,60414.930New
United PartyNational Convention Party3,2101.521
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism2,0690.980New
Independents2330.1100
Presidential appointees80
Paramount chiefs' representatives50
Attorney General10
Total211,615100.0050+1
Registered voters/turnout262,593
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2]

References

  1. Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p338
  2. Hughes & Perfect, p325
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