1987 Gambian general election
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General elections were held in the Gambia on 11 March 1987.[1][2] The election date had been announced on 1 January 1987 and nominations for presidential candidates closed on 9 February.
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11 March 1987
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| Registered | 262,593 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 113 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats in parliament. Both the presidential and parliamentary elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.
The elections were described as competitive.[1]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Dawda Jawara | People's Progressive Party | 123,385 | 59.18 | |
| Sheriff Mustapha Dibba | National Convention Party | 57,343 | 27.51 | |
| Assan Musa Camara | Gambian People's Party | 27,751 | 13.31 | |
| Total | 208,479 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 262,593 | – | ||
| Source: Hughes & Perfect[3] | ||||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Progressive Party | 119,248 | 56.35 | 31 | +4 | |
| National Convention Party | 55,251 | 26.11 | 4 | – | |
| Gambian People's Party | 31,604 | 14.93 | 0 | New | |
| United Party–National Convention Party | 3,210 | 1.52 | 1 | – | |
| People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism | 2,069 | 0.98 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 233 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Presidential appointees | 8 | 0 | |||
| Paramount chiefs' representatives | 5 | 0 | |||
| Attorney General | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 211,615 | 100.00 | 50 | +1 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 262,593 | – | |||
| Source: Hughes & Perfect[4] | |||||