1987 Gambian general election explained

Country:The Gambia
Election Date:11 March 1987
Previous Year:1982
Next Year:1992
Registered:262,593
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Election Name:Presidential election
Type:presidential
Image1:Dawda_Jawara_(1979).jpg
Nominee1:Dawda Jawara
Party1:People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)
Popular Vote1:123,385
Percentage1:59.18%
Nominee2:Sheriff Dibba
Party2:NCP
Popular Vote2:57,343
Percentage2:27.51%
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Nominee3:Assan Musa Camara
Party3:GPP
Colour3:FF0000
Popular Vote3:27,751
Percentage3:13.31%
Map Size:400px
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. Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.