Elections in the Gambia

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Elections in Gambia gives information on election and election results in Gambia.

Gambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly has 53 members, 48 members elected for a five year term and 4 members appointed. Gambia is a one party dominant state with the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

On January 25, 2007 parliamentary elections were held, the results of which will go to constitute the legislature for the next five years. President Yahya Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) party secured 42 out of 48 seats.

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**Summary of the 25 January 2007 National Assembly of the Gambia election results**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC)		157,392	59.7	42	–3
United Democratic Party (UDP)		57,545	21.8	4	+4 ¹
National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD)	National Democratic Action Movement National Reconciliation Party People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism People's Progressive Party (PPP)	29,773	11.3	1	–2 ²
Independents		18,751	7.1	1	+1
APRC (appointed by the president)				5	0
Total		263,461	100.0	53	—
The UDP boycotted the 2002 elections. The NADD lost in comparison to the combined number of seats of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) with two seats and the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) with one seat.

Main article: Gambian presidential election, 2006

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**Summary of the 22 September 2006 presidential election results**
Candidates		Votes	%
Yahya Jammeh (incumbent)	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC)	264,404	67.33
Ousainou Darboe	United Democratic Party (UDP)	104,808	26.69
Halifa Sallah	National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD)	23,473	5.98
Total		392,685	100.0

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Summary of the 18 October 2002 National Assembly of the Gambia **election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	.	45
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	.	2
National Reconciliation Party	.	1
Appointed members		5
Total		53
Source: African Elections Database. 33 APRC candidates were elected unopposed. The elections were boycotted by the United Democratic Party.

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Summary of the 18 October 2001 Gambian presidential **election results**
Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Yahya Alphonse Jamus Jebulai Jammeh - Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction		53.0
Ousainou Darboe - United Democratic Party		32.7
Hamat Bah - National Reconciliation Party		7.7
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba - National Convention Party		3.4
Sidia Jatta - People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism		>3.2
Total (turnout 89.9 %)
Source: Rulers

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