1954 Gambian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1954 following constitutional amendments, which increased the number of elected members on the Legislative Council from three to four, with an additional seven non-elected members.^[1] The seven unelected members were the Colonial Secretary, Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Senior Commissioner, Dr. S.H.O Jones (director of Medical Services), and two members appointed by the Governor-general from a list of nine names submitted by the Bathurst Town Council and the Kombo Rural Authority after consultation with members of the council.^[1]

Results

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Notes
Bathurst	Pierre Sarr N'Jie	United Party	2,123	28.4	Elected
	John Colley Faye	Democratic Party	1,979	26.5	Elected
	I.M. Garba-Jahumpa	Muslim Congress Party	1,569	21.0	Elected
	George St Clair Joof	Gambian People's Party	252	3.4
	Total		5,923	100
	Registered voters/turnout		6,286	94.23
Kombo St Mary	Henry Madi	Independent	904	58.2	Elected
	Samuel Oldfield	Independent	650	41.8
	Total		1,554	100
	Registered voters/turnout			97
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2]

References

1. History & Development of The Gambia Legislature^{[permanent dead link]} National Assembly of the Gambia
2. Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, pp124, 126, 300