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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
There were only three elected seats in the Legislative Council at the time.
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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| 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
- ^ Gregg, E. (2003) The Rough Guide to the Gambia
- ^ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p299
