2022 Gambian parliamentary election

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2022 Gambian parliamentary election
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  2017 9 April 2022

53 of 58 seats in the National Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout51.21%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
NPP Adama Barrow 29.1918New
UDP Ousainou Darboe 28.0415−16
PDOIS Sidia Jatta 5.012−2
APRC Fabakary Jatta 3.192−3
NRP Samba Jallow 2.874−1
Independents 21.7612+11
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the National Assembly beforeSpeaker of the National Assembly after
Mariam Jack-Denton
UDP
Fabakary Jatta
APRC

Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 9 April 2022 to elect members of the 58-seat National Assembly. [1]

Contents

The newly created National People's Party (NPP), led by incumbent President Adama Barrow, emerged victorious, winning 18 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP) came second, winning 15 seats and becoming the largest opposition party. The National Reconciliation Party (NRP) won four seats, whilst the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) won two each. Twelve members elected were independents. As President, Barrow could appoint five additional members, and selected four from the NPP and one from the APRC. Barrow appointed APRC leader Fabakary Jatta as Speaker. [2]

A three-party coalition was subsequently established between the NPP, NRP and APRC, giving the government 29 seats. [3]

Electoral system

The 58 members of the National Assembly consist of 53 members elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and five members appointed by the President, including the Speaker and their deputies. [4] [5]

The Gambia uses a unique system of each voter casting a marble to their preferred candidate's ballot box.

Conduct

ECOWAS deployed 40 election observers to all the 7 administrative regions in the Gambia to monitor the electoral process. H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the ECOWAS observation mission, stated after observing the election process in the capital city of Banjul that the election was "conducted in a calm and transparent atmosphere, using the Gambian electoral process." [6]

Results

The Gambia National Assembly Result 2022.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National People's Party 143,82629.1918New
United Democratic Party 138,17628.0415–16
Gambia Democratic Congress 33,8826.880–5
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 24,6835.012–2
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction 15,7103.192–3
National Reconciliation Party 14,1532.874–1
Citizens' Alliance8,6821.760New
Gambia Moral Congress 2,5310.5100
National Unity Party1,2570.260New
People's Progressive Party 1,1680.240–2
Gambia for All1,1510.230New
All Peoples Party2940.060New
Independents107,23221.7612+11
Appointed seats50
Total492,745100.00580
Total votes492,754
Registered voters/turnout962,15751.21
Source: IEC

See also

References

  1. "Gambia: IEC Announces Date for Legislative Election". AllAfrica. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. "Hon Fabakary Jatta & Hon Seedy Njie takeover Leadership of Sixth Legislature". GAINAKO. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. "Ally of ex-Gambian dictator sworn in as parliament speaker". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. "Gambia, the National Assembly, Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. Pietromarchi, Virginia. "The Gambia votes for a new National Assembly". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. "National Assembly Election in The Gambia under ECOWAS Mission Observation". News Ghana. Retrieved 2022-04-10.