IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Gambia, The

Name	Official Name	Type
Gambian National Assembly		Assembly
Gambian Presidency	None	Head of State

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
In the National Assembly, 53 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 5 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Gambian Presidency	2001-10-18	405,539	450,706	89.98
Gambian Presidency	2006-09-22	392,685	670,336	58.58
Gambian National Assembly	2007-01-25	261,947	628,160	41.7
Gambian Presidency	2011-11-24	657,904	796,929	82.55
Gambian National Assembly	2012-03-29	308,489	796,929	38.71
Gambian Presidency	2016-12-01	525,963	886,578	59.33
Gambian National Assembly	2017-04-06	379,320	886,578	42.78
Referendum	2021-06-05	-	-	-
Gambian Presidency	2021-12-04	859,557	962,157	89.34
Gambian National Assembly	2022-04-09	492,754	962,157	51.21

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