Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in The Gambia. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in The Gambia.| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) | 157,392 | 59.7 | 42 | –3 | |
| United Democratic Party (UDP) | 57,545 | 21.8 | 4 | +4 ¹ | |
| National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) |
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29,773 | 11.3 | 1 | –2 ² |
| Independents | 18,751 | 7.1 | 1 | +1 | |
| APRC (appointed by the president) | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 263,461 | 100.0 | 53 | — | |
| The UDP boycotted the 2002 elections.
The NADD lost in comparison to the combined number of seats of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) with two seats and the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) with one seat. |
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| Candidates | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahya Jammeh (incumbent) | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) | 264,404 | 67.33 |
| Ousainou Darboe | United Democratic Party (UDP) | 104,808 | 26.69 |
| Halifa Sallah | National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) | 23,473 | 5.98 |
| Total | 392,685 | 100.0 | |
In August 1996 the government banned the following from participation in the elections of 1996: the People's Progressive Party or PPP, and two opposition parties - the National Convention Party or NCP and the Gambian People's Party or GPP .
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