Gambian legislative election, 1947
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An election for the one elected seat on the Legislative Council
was held in the Gambia
in 1947. It was the first time that the Council had had a directly elected representative.
The seat was won by Edward Francis Small
, the founder of the Gambia Labour Union. Small was an independent
candidate, as there were no political parties in the colony at the time.
National Assembly of the Gambia
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in The Gambia.- Composition and electoral system:The National Assembly is unicameral and consists of 53 members who serve a five-year term. 48 members are directly elected while the remaining five are appointed by the President...
was held 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....
in 1947. It was the first time that the Council had had a directly elected representative.
The seat was won by Edward Francis Small
Edward Francis Small
Edward Francis Small was a Gambian trade unionist and politician. The founder of the country's first trade union, he was the first Gambian to be directly elected to the legislative council or to be appointed to the executive council, and is widely regarded as the father of Gambian...
, the founder of the Gambia Labour Union. Small was an independent
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...
candidate, as there were no political parties in the colony at the time.