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1987 Gambian general election

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Field	Value
country	The Gambia
election_date	11 March 1987
previous_year	1982
next_year	1992
registered	262,593
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image_size	130x130px
image1	Dawda_Jawara_(1979).jpg
nominee1	Dawda Jawara
party1	People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)
popular_vote1	123,385
percentage1	59.18%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Sheriff Dibba
party2	NCP
popular_vote2	57,343
percentage2	27.51%
image3	3x4.svg
nominee3	Assan Musa Camara
party3	GPP
colour3	FF0000
popular_vote3	27,751
percentage3	13.31%
map_image	Map of the 1987 Gambian presidential election.svg
map_caption	Results by region
map_size	400px
title	President
before_election	Dawda Jawara
before_party	PPP
after_election	Dawda Jawara
after_party	PPP

General elections were held in the Gambia on 11 March 1987. The election date had been announced on 1 January 1987 and nominations for presidential candidates closed on 9 February.

A total of 113 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats in parliament. Both the presidential and parliamentary elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.

The elections were described as competitive.

Results

President

Parliament

References

Wiseman, John A.. (1987-12-01). "The Gambian presidential and parliamentary elections of 1987". Electoral Studies.
Archives, L. A. Times. (1987-03-13). "Gambian President Elected for 4th Term".
Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) ''A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994'', University of Rochester Press, p338
Hughes & Perfect, p325

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