Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 17 January 2002. They were boycotted by several opposition parties, including the United Democratic Party.[1] As a result, the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction of President Yahya Jammeh ran unopposed in 33 of the 48 elected seats,[2] and won 12 of the 15 seats in which they had opposition.
In seats where there was a vote, turnout was 56.4%.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction | 45 | +12 | |||
| National Reconciliation Party | 1 | –1 | |||
| People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism | 2 | +1 | |||
| Independents | 0 | –2 | |||
| Presidential appointees | 5 | +1 | |||
| Total | 53 | +4 | |||
| Valid votes | 94,586 | 99.96 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 35 | 0.04 | |||
| Total votes | 94,621 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 167,817 | 56.38 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References
edit- ^ Gambia poll landslide BBC News, 18 January 2002
- ^ Poor turnout for Gambia polls BBC News, 17 January 2002
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