The Democratic Congress Alliance was a political party in the Gambia

The Gambia

The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....

. It was formed in the run-up to the 1960 general election

Gambian legislative election, 1960

General elections were held in the Gambia in 1960, following the implementation of a new constitution, which created a House of Representatives. The new legislative had 27 elected seats, twelve seats were elected in the protectorate, seven in the colony and eight by chiefs...

 by a merger of the Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party

Muslim Congress Party

The Muslim Congress Party was a political party in the Gambia. The party was founded during the pre-independence period to represent the Muslim population in the colony of Bathurst . The party was led by I. Garba-Jahumpa...

. It won three seats. In the 1962 elections

Gambian legislative election, 1962

General elections were held in the Gambia on 28 May 1966. They were won by the People's Progressive Party, which took 18 of the 32 elected seats. Another eight members were appointed by the Governor-general and protectorate chiefs.-Results:...

 the party won only one seat, but was still invited to join Dawda Jawara

Dawda Jawara

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, GCMG was the first leader of The Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970 and then as President from 1970 to 1994....

's government.

For the 1966 elections

Gambian general election, 1966

General elections were held in the Gambia on 28 May 1966. They were won by the ruling party, the People's Progressive Party, which took 24 of the 32 elected seats. Voter turnout was 71.1%.-Results:...

 it formed an alliance with the United Party

United Party (The Gambia)

The United Party was a political party in the Gambia. The party was founded during the colonial period and worked political in the then colony of Bathurst . The party drew support mainly from Roman Catholics. In Banjul it had support mainly amongst the Wolofs, in the rural areas mainly amongst...

, which won eight seats, but afterwards disappeared.