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.
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Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 262,593 | – | ||
Source: Hughes & Perfect[1] |
Parliament
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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 | |
United Party–National Convention 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 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 211,615 | 100.00 | 50 | +1 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 262,593 | – | |||
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2] |
References
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