1977 Gambian general election
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General elections were held in the Gambia on 4 and 5 April 1977. They were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party, which claimed 29 of the 35 elected seats. There were 216,234 registered voters.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Progressive Party | 123,297 | 69.59 | 29 | +1 | |
National Convention Party | 40,212 | 22.70 | 5 | New | |
United Party | 5,403 | 3.05 | 1 | –2 | |
National Liberation Party | 4,095 | 2.31 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 4,174 | 2.36 | 0 | –1 | |
Paramount chiefs' representatives | 4 | 0 | |||
Presidential appointees | 4 | +1 | |||
Attorney General (ex-officio) | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 177,181 | 100.00 | 44 | +4 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 216,234 | – | |||
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union |