1947 Gambian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1947 to elect the one elected member of the Legislative Council. It was the first time that the Council had had a directly elected representative.[1]

Background

In 1946 the Legislative Council was reorganised and increased in size from 11 to 14 members. It would consist of three ex-officio members, three officials, six appointees and one elected member.[2]

Results

The seat was won by Edward Francis Small,[3] the founder of the Gambia Labour Union, who defeated I.M. Garba-Jahumpa (who later founded the Muslim Congress Party) and Sheikh Omar Fye.[4]

CandidateVotes%
Edward Francis Small1,49146.67
Sheikh Omar Fye1,01831.86
I.M. Garba-Jahumpa67921.25
John Finden Dailey40.13
Richard Rendall30.09
Total3,195100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,580–
Source: Hughes & Perfect[5]

References

  1. ^ Hughes, A. & Perfect, D. (1989) "Trade Unionism in the Gambia" African Affairs Vol. 88, No. 353 pp. 549-572
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp731–732
  3. ^ Gambia: On the Road to Independence FOROYAA, 27 February 2007
  4. ^ History of the Independence Movement Archived 2016-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Gambia Information Site
  5. ^ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, pp115–298