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1996 Gambian presidential election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1996 Gambian presidential election |
| country | The Gambia |
| type | presidential |
| vote_type | Popular |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1992 Gambian general election |
| previous_year | 1992 |
| election_date | 29 September 1996 |
| next_election | 2001 Gambian presidential election |
| next_year | 2001 |
| registered | 446,541 |
| turnout | 88.35% |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Yahya Jammeh.jpg |
| nominee1 | Yahya Jammeh |
| party1 | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
| popular_vote1 | 220,011 |
| percentage1 | 55.77% |
| image2 | File:Ousainou Darboe.png |
| nominee2 | Ousainou Darboe |
| party2 | United Democratic Party (The Gambia) |
| popular_vote2 | 114,177 |
| percentage2 | 35.84% |
| image3 | File:Hamat Bah 2017.jpg |
| nominee3 | Hamat Bah |
| party3 | National Reconciliation Party |
| popular_vote3 | 21,759 |
| percentage3 | 5.52% |
| map_image | Map of the 1996 Gambian presidential election.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| title | President |
| before_election | Yahya Jammeh |
| before_party | Military (AFPRC) |
| after_election | Yahya Jammeh |
| after_party | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 29 September 1996. The first since the 1994 military coup led by Yahya Jammeh, they were also the first elections to be held under the new constitution, and the first presidential elections held separately from parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was exceptionally high, with 88% of the 446,541 registered voters voting.
Despite originally stating that he did not intend to run, Jammeh entered the race shortly before the elections. He emerged victorious with 55.8% of the vote, winning the most votes in every district except Mansa Konko (where UDP candidate Ousainou Darboe was the most voted-for).
The elections were criticised as unfair due to government crackdowns on journalists and opposition leaders at the time, as well as fraud and other irregularities. Political parties that existed prior to the 1994 coup were not allowed to compete.
Results
The number of invalid votes was extremely low due to the country's unique voting system of putting marbles into drums, which meant that almost no votes were rejected.
References
References
- "Freedom in the World 1999 - Gambia, The".
- French, Howard W.. (September 28, 1996). "Military Ruler in Gambia Defeats Rivals in Election". [[The New York Times]].
- (1996). "The Gambia: The government must protect human rights during the forthcoming parliamentary elections".
- (2024). "A 'New Gambia'? Managing political crisis and change in an African small state". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics.
- (2011-05-12). "The Gambia country profile". BBC News.
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