1992 Gambian general election

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1992 Gambian general election
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29 April 1992
Turnout59.3%
Presidential election
  1987
1996  
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Nominee Dawda Jawara Sheriff Dibba Assan Musa Camara
Party PPP NCP GPP
Popular vote117,54944,63916,287
Percentage58.48%22.21%8.10%

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NomineeLamin Bojang Sidia Jatta
PartyPDP PDOIS
Popular vote11,99910,543
Percentage5.97%5.24%

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Results by region

President before election

Dawda Jawara
PPP

Elected President

Dawda Jawara
PPP

General elections were held in the Gambia on 29 April 1992. The election date was announced on 14 February and the National Assembly was dissolved three days later. Although he had announced his retirement in December 1991, President Dawda Jawara changed his mind and ran for the position again. Both elections were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP), with Jawara remaining president, winning 58.5% of the vote. [1] Voter turnout was around 55.8%.

Contents

Campaign

A total of 130 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats, although the PPP was the only one with a candidate in every seat. [2] The opposition campaign centred on corruption and economic mismanagement, whilst the PPP promised it would boost the tourism industry and support groundnut farmers. [2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dawda Jawara People's Progressive Party 117,54958.48
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba National Convention Party 44,63922.21
Assan Musa Camara Gambian People's Party 16,2878.10
Lamin BojangPeople's Democratic Party11,9995.97
Sidia Jatta People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 10,5435.24
Total201,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout338,739
Source: Hughes & Perfect [3]

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Progressive Party 109,05954.2325–6
National Convention Party 45,95322.856+1
Gambian People's Party 13,9376.932+2
People's Democratic Party9,2914.620New
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 4,6322.3000
United Party 2,8921.4400
Independents15,3317.623+3
Presidential appointees80
Paramount chiefs' representatives50
Attorney General10
Total201,095100.0050+1
Registered voters/turnout338,739
Source: Hughes & Perfect [4]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p420 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  2. 1 2 Elections held in 1992 IPU
  3. Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p344
  4. Hughes & Perfect, p330