| Fifth National Assembly of the Gambia | |||||
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| Legislative body | National Assembly of the Gambia | ||||
| Election | 2017 Gambian parliamentary election | ||||
| Government | Government of Adama Barrow | ||||
| National Assembly | |||||
| Members | 58 | ||||
| Speaker | Mariam Jack-Denton | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Momodou L. K. Sanneh | ||||
| Majority Leader | Kebba K. Barrow | ||||
| Minority Leader | Samba Jallow | ||||
The fifth National Assembly of the Gambia is the legislature of the Gambia, elected at the 2017 parliamentary election and serving until the 2022 parliamentary election.
The 2017 election saw each of the National Assembly's 53 directly elected constituencies return one NAM, as well as each of the five nominated NAMs being appointed by the President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow. It resulted in an UDP majority of 14 (including nominated members), with 22 opposition NAMs in total.
Below is a graphical representation of the National Assembly following the 2017 election, with 31 UDP NAMs, five APRC NAMs, five NRP NAMs, five GDC NAMs, four PDOIS NAMs, two PPP NAMs, one independent NAM and five nominated NAMs (who are members of the UDP).
There was a difference in the number of constituencies between the 2012 and the 2017 elections. In 2015, the Independent Electoral Commission demarcated four constituencies, Kombo North, Kombo Central, Serekunda East, and Serekunda Central, into nine constituencies. Kombo North became Sanneh Menterreng, Old Yundum and Busumbala; Kombo Central became Brikama North and Brikama South; Serekunda East became Tallinding Kunjang and Latrikunda Sabiji; Serekunda Central became Serekunda and Bundungka Kunda. [1]
| Constituency | Member returned (2017) [2] [3] | Notes | |
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| Bakau | Assan Touray (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Kalifa Jammeh stood down | |
| Banjul Central | Muhammed Ndow (PPP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Abdoulie Saine | |
| Banjul North | Ousman Silla (PDOIS) | Seat gain, incumbent Alhagi Sillah stood down | |
| Banjul South | Fatoumatta Njai (PPP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Baboucarr S. Nyang | |
| Basse | Muhammed Magassy (Ind) | Seat held | |
| Brikama North | Alagie S. Darboe (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Brikama South | Lamin J. Sanneh (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Bundungka Kunda | Bakary Njie (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Busumbala | Saikouba Jarju (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Central Baddibu | Sulayman Saho (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Samba Cham stood down | |
| Foni Bintang Karanai | Ebrima Solo Jammeh (APRC) | Seat held | |
| Foni Bondali | Kaddy Camara (APRC) | Seat held, incumbent Matarr Kujabi stood down | |
| Foni Brefet | Sunkary Badjie (APRC) | Seat held, incumbent Bintanding Jarju stood down | |
| Foni Jarrol | Alhagie Sankung Jammeh (APRC) | Seat held | |
| Foni Kansala | Musa Amul Nyassi (APRC) | Seat held, incumbent Buba A. Bojang stood down | |
| Illiassa | Dembo K. M. Camara (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Lamin Kebba Jammeh stood down | |
| Jamara | Alhagie H. Sowe (GDC) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Habiboulie K. Jawo | |
| Janjanbureh | Momodou Ceesay (UDP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Ebrima M. Sarjo | |
| Jarra Central | Kebba Jallow (GDC) | Seat gain, incumbent Lamin Hydara stood down | |
| Jarra East | Sainey Touray (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Bafaye Saidy Khan stood down | |
| Jarra West | Kajali Fofana (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Njie Darboe stood down | |
| Jeshwang | Alhagie Drammeh (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Haddy Nyang-Jagne stood down | |
| Jokadu | Salifu Jawo (GDC) | Seat gain, incumbent Amadou O. Khan stood down | |
| Kantora | Billay G. Tunkara (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Saikou Susso stood down | |
| Kiang Central | Bakary Camara (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Baboucarr S. Fadera stood down | |
| Kiang East | Yaya Gassama (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Bora B. Mass stood down | |
| Kiang West | Fakebba N. L. Colley (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Menata Njie stood down | |
| Kombo East | Lamin N. F. Conta (UDP) | Seat gain, seat vacant | |
| Kombo South | Kebba K. Barrow (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Abdou Colley stood down, elected Majority Leader [4] | |
| Latrikunda Sabijie | Saikou Marong (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Lower Badibu | Alhagie Jawara (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Ablie Suku Singhateh stood down | |
| Lower Fulladu West | Alhagie Darboe (UDP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Omar Tobb | |
| Lower Niumi | Matarr Jeng (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Sheriff M. Hydara stood down | |
| Lower Saloum | Sainey Jawara (NRP) | Seat held, incumbent Modou Bamba Gaye stood down | |
| Naimina Dankuna | Samba Jallow (NRP) | Seat held, re-elected Minority Leader [4] | |
| Naimina East | Omar Ceesay (GDC) | Seat gain, incumbent Foday A. Jallow stood down | |
| Niamina West | Demba Sowe (GDC) | Seat gain, incumbent Lamin Jadama stood down | |
| Niani | Alhagie F. B. Sillah (UDP) | Seat gain, seat vacant | |
| Nianija | Amadou Camara (NRP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Habsana Jallow | |
| Old Yundum | Abdoulie Ceesay (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Sabach Sanjal | Ousman Toray (NRP) | Seat gain, incumbent Ousman Bah stood down | |
| Sami | Alfusainey Ceesay (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Ousman Njie stood down | |
| Sandu | Muhammed Mahanera (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Abdoulie K. Jawla stood down | |
| Sanneh Menterreng | Baba Galleh Jallow (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Serekunda Central | Halifa Sallah (PDOIS) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Serekunda West | Madi Ceesay (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Sulayman Joof stood down | |
| Tallinding Kujng | Fatou K. Jawara (UDP) | Seat gain, new constituency | |
| Tumana | Foday N. M. Drammeh (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Netty Baldeh stood down | |
| Upper Fulladu West | Dawda Kawsu Jawara (UDP) | Seat gain, incumbent Ahmad Malick Njie stood down | |
| Upper Niumi | Omar Darboe (UDP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Cherno O. Jallow | |
| Upper Saloum | Alhagie Mbow (NRP) | Seat gain, defeated incumbent Sainey Mbye | |
| Wuli East | Suwaibou Touray (PDOIS) | Seat gain, incumbent Saidou V. Sabally stood down | |
| Wuli West | Sidia Jatta (PDOIS) | Seat gain, incumbent Kassuma Jallow stood down | |
| Nominated | Mariam Jack-Denton (UDP) | Speaker - Elected by MPs (Unopposed) | |
| Nominated | Kumba Jaiteh (UDP) | ||
| Nominated | Ndey Yassin Secka-Sallah (Civil society) | ||
| Nominated | Momodou L. K. Sanneh (UDP) | Deputy Speaker - Elected by MPs (Unopposed) | |
| Nominated | Majanko Samusa (NCP) | ||
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