2001 Gambian presidential election

2001 Gambian presidential election

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Registered	509,301
Nominee Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Hamat Bah Party APRC UDP NRP Popular vote 242,302 149,448 35,671 Percentage 52.84% 32.59% 7.78%
Results by region
President before election Yahya Jammeh APRC Elected President Yahya Jammeh APRC

Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who received just over 50% of the vote.

The elections were marred by irregularities and repression of the opposition; ^[1] Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unarmed opposition supporter who was shot by a police officer, ^[2] and several injuries. ^[3] The government also expelled a British diplomat who had attended an opposition rally. ^[4]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yahya Jammeh	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	242,302	52.84
	Ousainou Darboe	United Democratic Party	149,448	32.59
	Hamat Bah	National Reconciliation Party	35,671	7.78
	Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	National Convention Party	17,271	3.77
	Sidia Jatta	People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	13,841	3.02
Total			458,533	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			509,301	–
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Saine, Abdoulaye (2003). "The presidential election in The Gambia, October 2001" . Electoral Studies. A Tribute to Warren E. Miller. 22 (2): 375–381. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00064-1. ISSN   0261-3794.
2. More election violence in Gambia BBC News, 17 October 2001
3. Violence mars Gambia campaign BBC News, 4 October 2001
4. Gambia kicks out British diplomat BBC News, 23 August 2001

Further reading

• Saine, Abdoulaye (2003). "The presidential election in The Gambia, October 2001". Electoral Studies. 22 (2): 375–381. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00064-1.

External links

• Gambia election: Candidates' profiles BBC News, 17 October 2001