1951 Gambian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in the Gambia in 1951. They were the first election to feature political parties,[1] as the Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party had been founded earlier in the year.
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Results
There were only three elected seats in the Legislative Council at the time.
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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Bathurst | John Colley Faye | Democratic Party | 905 | 40.01 | Elected |
Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa | Muslim Congress Party | 828 | 36.60 | Elected | |
Pierre Sarr N'Jie | Independent | 463 | 20.47 | ||
Edward Francis Small | Gambia National League | 45 | 1.99 | ||
Mustapha Colley | Common People's Party | 10 | 0.44 | ||
J Francis Senegal | Independent | 6 | 0.27 | ||
John Finden Dailey | Common People's Party | 5 | 0.22 | ||
Kombo St Mary | Henry Madi | Independent | 813 | 75.63 | Elected |
Howsoon Semege-Janneh | Independent | 255 | 23.72 | ||
John Kuye | Independent | 7 | 0.65 | ||
Total | 3,337 | – | |||
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2] |
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References
- Gregg, E. (2003) The Rough Guide to the Gambia
- Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p299
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