Gambian general election, 1977
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General elections were held in the Gambia
on 4 and 5 April 1977. They were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party
, which claimed 29 of the 35 elected seats. There were 216,234 registered voters.
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....
on 4 and 5 April 1977. They were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party
People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)
The People's Progressive Party is a moderate centre-left political party in The Gambia. It was the dominant ruling party from 1965 with president Dawda Jawara. He was elected for a sixth term of office in 1992, but was overthrown in a coup by young army officers in 1994...
, which claimed 29 of the 35 elected seats. There were 216,234 registered voters.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (The Gambia) The People's Progressive Party is a moderate centre-left political party in The Gambia. It was the dominant ruling party from 1965 with president Dawda Jawara. He was elected for a sixth term of office in 1992, but was overthrown in a coup by young army officers in 1994... |
123,297 | 69.6 | 29 | +1 |
| National Convention Party National Convention Party (The Gambia) The National Convention Party is a political party in Gambia. It was the main opposition party between 1975 and 1994. It was originally banned from participating in elections after the coup of 1994... |
40,212 | 22.7 | 5 | New |
| 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... |
5,403 | 3.0 | 1 | -2 |
| National Liberation Party | 4,095 | 2.3 | 0 | New |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
4,174 | 2.4 | 0 | -1 |
| Paramount chief Paramount chief A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple... s' representatives |
- | - | 4 | 0 |
| Presidential Heads of state of the Gambia -Heads of State of The Gambia :-Affiliations:*PPP - People's Progressive Party*APRC - Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction*Mil - Military of the Gambia... appointees |
- | - | 4 | +1 |
| Attorney General (ex-officio) | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 177,181 | 100 | 44 | +4 |
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union | ||||