General elections were held in the Gambia on 28 and 29 March 1972. They were won by the ruling party, the People's Progressive Party, which took 28 of the 32 elected seats (including five in which its candidates were unopposed).[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Progressive Party65,38862.9628+4
United Party17,16116.523–1
Independents21,30220.511+1
Paramount chiefs' representatives4
Presidential appointees3
Attorney General (ex officio)1
Total103,851100.00400
Registered voters/turnout136,521
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Gambia Inter-Parliamentary Union
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.