| Country: | The Gambia |
| Previous Election: | 2017 |
| Election Date: | 9 April 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 53 of 58 seats in the National Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party1: | National People's Party (The Gambia) |
| Leader1: | Adama Barrow |
| Percentage1: | 29.19 |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Party2: | United Democratic Party (Gambia) |
| Leader2: | Ousainou Darboe |
| Percentage2: | 28.04 |
| Last Election2: | 31 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Party5: | National Reconciliation Party |
| Leader5: | Samba Jallow |
| Last Election5: | 5 |
| Percentage5: | 2.87 |
| Seats5: | 4 |
| Party4: | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
| Leader4: | Fabakary Jatta |
| Last Election4: | 5 |
| Percentage4: | 3.19 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Party3: | People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism |
| Leader3: | Sidia Jatta |
| Last Election3: | 4 |
| Percentage3: | 5.01 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Party7: | Independents |
| Leader7: | – |
| Last Election7: | 1 |
| Percentage7: | 21.76 |
| Seats7: | 12 |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Before Election: | Mariam Jack-Denton |
| Before Party: | United Democratic Party (Gambia) |
| After Election: | Fabakary Jatta |
| After Party: | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
| Turnout: | 51.21% |
Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 9 April 2022 to elect members of the 58-seat National Assembly.[1]
The newly created National People's Party (NPP), led by incumbent President Adama Barrow, emerged victorious, winning 18 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP) came second, winning 15 seats and becoming the largest opposition party. The National Reconciliation Party (NRP) won four seats, whilst the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) won two each. Twelve members elected were independents. As President, Barrow could appoint five additional members, and selected four from the NPP and one from the APRC. Barrow appointed APRC leader Fabakary Jatta as Speaker.[2]
A three-party coalition was subsequently established between the NPP, NRP and APRC, giving the government 29 seats.[3]
The 58 members of the National Assembly consist of 53 members elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and five members appointed by the President, including the Speaker and their deputies.[4] [5]
The Gambia uses a unique system of each voter casting a marble to their preferred candidate's ballot box.
ECOWAS deployed 40 election observers to all the 7 administrative regions in the Gambia to monitor the electoral process. H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the ECOWAS observation mission, stated after observing the election process in the capital city of Banjul that the election was "conducted in a calm and transparent atmosphere, using the Gambian electoral process."[6]