1982 Gambian general election

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Presidential election

Nominee Dawda Jawara Sheriff Dibba Party PPP NCP Popular vote 137,020 52,136 Percentage 72.44% 27.56%

Results by region

President before election Dawda Jawara PPP Elected President Dawda Jawara PPP

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General elections were held in the Gambia on 4 and 5 May 1982. Following a constitutional amendment in March 1982, for the first time the president was elected by a popular vote alongside the National Assembly.^[1] Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.