2002 Gambian parliamentary election

2002 Gambian parliamentary election
17 January 2002
All 53 seats in the National Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.38% ( 16.83pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
APRC Yahya Jammeh 45 +12
PDOIS Sidia Jatta 2 +1
NRP Hamat Bah 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after
Mustapha B. Wadda
APRC		 Sheriff Mustapha Dibba
APRC

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 17 January 2002. They were boycotted by several opposition parties, including the United Democratic Party.[1] As a result, the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction of President Yahya Jammeh ran unopposed in 33 of the 48 elected seats,[2] and won 12 of the 15 seats in which they had opposition.

In seats where there was a vote, turnout was 56.4%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction45+12
National Reconciliation Party1–1
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism2+1
Independents0–2
Presidential appointees5+1
Total53+4
Valid votes94,58699.96
Invalid/blank votes350.04
Total votes94,621100.00
Registered voters/turnout167,81756.38
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. ^ Gambia poll landslide BBC News, 18 January 2002
  2. ^ Poor turnout for Gambia polls BBC News, 17 January 2002
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