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1951 Gambian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1951. They were the first election to feature political parties,[1] Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party had been founded earlier in the year.
Results [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994 , University of Rochester Press, p299
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