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1982 Gambian general election

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Field	Value
country	The Gambia
election_date	4 and 5 May 1982
previous_year	1977
next_year	1987
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Dawda Jawara (1979).jpg
nominee1	Dawda Jawara
party1	People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)
popular_vote1	137,020
percentage1	72.44%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Sheriff Dibba
party2	NCP
popular_vote2	52,136
percentage2	27.56%
map_image	Map of the 1982 Gambian presidential election.svg
map_caption	Results by region
title	President
before_election	Dawda Jawara
before_party	PPP
after_election	Dawda Jawara
after_party	PPP

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. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.

Results

President

National Assembly

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GAMBIA_1982_E.PDF Gambia] IPU

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