1951 Gambian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1951. They were the first election to feature political parties,[ 1] Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party had been founded earlier in the year.
Results
There were only three elected seats in the Legislative Council at the time.
Constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Notes
Bathurst
John Colley Faye
Democratic Party 905
40.01
Elected
I.M. Garba-Jahumpa Muslim Congress Party 828
36.60
Elected
Pierre Sarr N'Jie Independent
463
20.47
Edward Francis Small Gambia National League
45
1.99
Mustapha Colley
Common People's Party
10
0.44
J Francis Senegal
Independent
6
0.27
John Finden Dailey
Common People's Party
5
0.22
Kombo St Mary
Henry Madi
Independent
813
75.63
Elected
Howsoon Semege-Janneh
Independent
255
23.72
John Kuye
Independent
7
0.65
Total 3,337 –
Source: Hughes & Perfect[ 2]
References
^ Gregg, E. (2003) The Rough Guide to the Gambia
^ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994 , University of Rochester Press, p299
