Legislative Election in The Gambia (2017)

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Gambia National Assembly Elections
April 6, 2017
Voter turnout	42.78%
Election result	The victory was won by the United Democratic Party .

Parliamentary elections in the Gambia were held on April 6, 2017 ^[1] . They became the first parliamentary election after the inauguration of Adama Barrow as president and led to a landslide victory for the United Democratic Party , which won 31 of 53 seats.

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Election System

53 members of the National Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies through a majoritarian electoral system .

Preparing for the election

The European Union (EU) sent a European Union (EU) election observation mission to the Gambia in preparation for the March 13 parliamentary elections at the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission. The mission was officially launched on March 22, 2017 , and is led by chief observer Miroslav Poche, who is a Czech member of the European Parliament . The mission initially consisted of six international election experts based in Banjul and 14 long-term observers deployed throughout the Gambia. Closer to election day, the mission will deploy short-term observers, as well as a delegation of seven members of the European Parliament. In total, the mission included about 50 observers from EU member states, as well as from Canada , Norway and Switzerland ^[2] . On April 3, the EU sent 14 short-term observers to the Gambia ^[3] .

Results

The consignment	Votes	%	Places	Changes
United democratic party	142,146	37.47	31	new
Gambia Democratic Congress	65 938	17.38	five	new
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Creation	60 331	15.91	five	▼ 38
People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism	33 894	8.94	four	new
National Revival Party	23,755	6.26	five	▲ 4
People's Progressive Party	9 503	2,51	2	new
Gambian Moral Congress	4 458	1.18	0	new
National Convention Party	1,773	0.47	0	new
Gambian Party for Democracy and Progress	1,271	0.34	0	new
Non-partisan	36,251	9.56	one	▼ 3
Total	379,320	100	53	▲ 5
Turnout	886 578	42.78	-	-
Source: IEC

Notes

↑ Republic of The Gambia IFES
↑ Chief Observer Miroslav Poche presented the European Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia 2017 (neopr.) . European External Action Service (March 22, 2017). Date of treatment April 4, 2017.
↑ EU deploys 14 election observers across the country , The Point (4 April 2017).

[1] Republic of The Gambia IFES

[2] Chief Observer Miroslav Poche presented the European Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia 2017 (neopr.) . European External Action Service (March 22, 2017). Date of treatment April 4, 2017.

[3] EU deploys 14 election observers across the country , The Point (4 April 2017).