Gambian general election, 1987

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General elections were held in the Gambia on 11 March 1987. The election date had been announced on 1 January 1987 and nominations for presidential candidates closed on 9 February. A total of 113 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.

Presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Dawda Jawara	People's Progressive Party	123,385	59.18
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	National Convention Party	57,343	27.51
Assan Musa Camara	Gambian People's Party	27,751	13.31
Total		208,479	100
Registered voters/turnout		262,593	79.39
Source: Hughes & Perfect^[1]

Parliamentary election

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's Progressive Party	119,248	56.35	31	+4
National Convention Party	55,251	26.11	4	–
Gambian People's Party	31,604	14.93	0	New
National Convention Party–United Party	3,210	1.52	1	–
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	2,069	0.98	0	New
Independents	233	0.11	0	0
Presidential appointees	–	–	8	0
Paramount chiefs' representatives	–	–	5	0
Attorney General (ex-officio)	–	–	1	0
Total	211,615	100	50	+1
Registered voters/turnout	262,593	80.59	–	–
Source: Hughes & Perfect^[2]

References

↑ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p338
↑ Hughes & Perfect, p325

Elections and referendums in the Gambia

Presidential elections	1982 1987 1992 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1947 1951 1954 1960 1962 1966 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Referendums	1965 1970 1996

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