Gambian general election, 1982
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General elections were held in the Gambia
on 4 and 5 May 1982. Following a constitutional amendment in March 1982, for the first time the president was elected by a popular vote alongside the National Assembly. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party
, whose leader Dawda Jawara
remained president.
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 May 1982. Following a constitutional amendment in March 1982, for the first time the president was elected by a popular vote alongside the National Assembly. Both elections were won by the 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...
, whose leader 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....
remained president.
Presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
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... |
137,020 | 72.44 |
| Sheriff Mustapha Dibba Sheriff Mustapha Dibba Sheriff Mustapha Dibba was a veteran Gambian politician who served as the country's National Assembly speaker from 2002 to 2006. He was also leader of the National Convention Party .-Life:... |
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... |
52,136 | 27.56 |
| Total | 189,156 | 100 | |
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union | |||
Parliamentary election
| 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... |
102,545 | 61.74% | 27 | -2 |
| 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... |
32,634 | 19.65% | 3 | -2 |
| 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... |
4,782 | 2.88% | 0 | -1 |
| 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... |
26,141 | 15.74% | 5 | +5 |
| Presidential appointees | - | - | 8 | +4 |
| 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 |
- | - | 5 | +1 |
| Attorney General (ex-officio) | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 166,102 | 100% | 49 | +5 |
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union | ||||