Gambian general election, 1987

General elections were held in the Gambia on 11 March 1987. The election date had been announced on 1 January 1987 and nominations for presidential candidates closed on 9 February. A total of 113 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.

Presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Dawda Jawara	People's Progressive Party	123,385	59.18
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	National Convention Party	57,343	27.51
Assan Musa Camara	Gambian People's Party	27,751	13.31
Total		208,479	100
Registered voters/turnout		262,593	79.39
Source: Hughes & Perfect[1]

Parliamentary election

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's Progressive Party	119,248	56.35	31	+4
National Convention Party	55,251	26.11	4	–
Gambian People's Party	31,604	14.93	0	New
National Convention Party–United Party	3,210	1.52	1	–
People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	2,069	0.98	0	New
Independents	233	0.11	0	0
Presidential appointees	–	–	8	0
Paramount chiefs' representatives	–	–	5	0
Attorney General (ex-officio)	–	–	1	0
Total	211,615	100	50	+1
Registered voters/turnout	262,593	80.59	–	–
Source: Hughes & Perfect[2]

References

1. Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p338
2. Hughes & Perfect, p325