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1951 Gambian parliamentary election

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1951 Gambian parliamentary election

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All 3 elected seats in the Legislative Council

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1951. They were the first election to feature political parties,[1] as the Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party had been founded earlier in the year.

Results

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There were only three elected seats in the Legislative Council at the time.

Constituency Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Bathurst John Colley Faye Democratic Party 905 40.01 Elected
I.M. Garba-Jahumpa Muslim Congress Party 828 36.60 Elected
Pierre Sarr N'Jie Independent 463 20.47
Edward Francis Small Gambia National League 45 1.99
Mustapha Colley Common People's Party 10 0.44
J Francis Senegal Independent 6 0.27
John Finden Dailey Common People's Party 5 0.22
Kombo St Mary Henry Madi Independent 813 75.63 Elected
Howsoon Semege-Janneh Independent 255 23.72
John Kuye Independent 7 0.65
Total 3,337
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gregg, E. (2003) The Rough Guide to the Gambia
  2. ^ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p299