2002 Gambian parliamentary election

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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


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

^ Gambia poll landslide BBC News, 18 January 2002
^ Poor turnout for Gambia polls BBC News, 17 January 2002

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