2022 Gambian parliamentary election

2022 Gambian parliamentary election

9 April 2022
53 of 58 seats in the National Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	51.21%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPP Adama Barrow 29.19 18 New UDP Ousainou Darboe 28.04 15 −16 PDOIS Sidia Jatta 5.01 2 −2 APRC Fabakary Jatta 3.19 2 −3 NRP Samba Jallow 2.87 4 −1 Independents – 21.76 12 +11 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after Mariam Jack-Denton UDP Fabakary Jatta APRC

Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 9 April 2022 to elect members of the 58-seat National Assembly.[1]

The newly created National People's Party (NPP), led by incumbent President Adama Barrow, emerged victorious, winning 18 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP) came second, winning 15 seats and becoming the largest opposition party. The National Reconciliation Party (NRP) won four seats, whilst the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) won two each. Twelve members elected were independents. As President, Barrow could appoint five additional members, and selected four from the NPP and one from the APRC. Barrow appointed APRC leader Fabakary Jatta as Speaker.[2]

A three-party coalition was subsequently established between the NPP, NRP and APRC, giving the government 29 seats.[3]

Electoral system

The 58 members of the National Assembly consist of 53 members elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and five members appointed by the President, including the Speaker and their deputies.[4][5]

The Gambia uses a unique system of each voter casting a marble to their preferred candidate's ballot box.

Conduct

ECOWAS deployed 40 election observers to all the 7 administrative regions in the Gambia to monitor the electoral process. H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the ECOWAS observation mission, stated after observing the election process in the capital city of Banjul that the election was "conducted in a calm and transparent atmosphere, using the Gambian electoral process."[6]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National People's Party	143,826	29.19	18	New
	United Democratic Party	138,176	28.04	15	–16
	Gambia Democratic Congress	33,882	6.88	0	–5
	People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	24,683	5.01	2	–2
	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	15,710	3.19	2	–3
	National Reconciliation Party	14,153	2.87	4	–1
	Citizens' Alliance	8,682	1.76	0	New
	Gambia Moral Congress	2,531	0.51	0	0
	National Unity Party	1,257	0.26	0	New
	People's Progressive Party	1,168	0.24	0	–2
	Gambia for All	1,151	0.23	0	New
	All Peoples Party	294	0.06	0	New
	Independents	107,232	21.76	12	+11
Appointed seats				5	0
Total		492,745	100.00	58	0
Total votes		492,754	–
Registered voters/turnout		962,157	51.21
Source: IEC

See also

• List of NAMs elected in the 2022 Gambian parliamentary election

References

1. "Gambia: IEC Announces Date for Legislative Election". AllAfrica. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
2. "Hon Fabakary Jatta & Hon Seedy Njie takeover Leadership of Sixth Legislature". GAINAKO. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
3. "Ally of ex-Gambian dictator sworn in as parliament speaker". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
4. "Gambia, the National Assembly, Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
5. Pietromarchi, Virginia. "The Gambia votes for a new National Assembly". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
6. "National Assembly Election in The Gambia under ECOWAS Mission Observation". News Ghana. Retrieved 2022-04-10.