Gambian legislative election, 1954
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General elections were held in the Gambia
in 1954 following constitutional amendments, which increased the number of elected members on the Legislative Council from three to fourteen, with an additional seven non-elected members. The seven unelected members were the Colonial Secretary, Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Senior Commissioner, Dr. S.H.O Jones (director of Medical Services), and two members appointed by the Governor-general from a list of nine names submitted by the Bathurst
Town Council and the Kombo Rural Authority after consultation with members of the council.
The elections were won by the United Party
under the leadership of Pierre Sarr N'Jie
, which defeated the Gambian People's Party
led by Saint Clair Joof.
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 1954 following constitutional amendments, which increased the number of elected members on the Legislative Council from three to fourteen, with an additional seven non-elected members. The seven unelected members were the Colonial Secretary, Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Senior Commissioner, Dr. S.H.O Jones (director of Medical Services), and two members appointed by the Governor-general from a list of nine names submitted by the Bathurst
Banjul
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Town Council and the Kombo Rural Authority after consultation with members of the council.
The elections were won by 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...
under the leadership of Pierre Sarr N'Jie
Pierre Sarr N'Jie
Pierre Sarr N'Jie was Chief Minister of The Gambia from March 1961 to 12 June 1962. Pierre Sarr N'Jie was head of the United Party ....
, which defeated the Gambian People's Party
Gambian People's Party
The Gambian People's Party was a political party in The Gambia. It was founded by Assan Musa Camara in 1986. GPP was a splinter-group of the governing People's Progressive Party. The party got 15.5% of the votes in the 1987 parliamentary elections and 7.96% in the 1992 elections, but it never won a...
led by Saint Clair Joof.