1987 Gambian general election explained
| Country: | The Gambia |
| Election Date: | 11 March 1987 |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Registered: | 262,593 |
| Module: | | 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: | 123,385 | | Percentage1: | 59.18% | | 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 Size: | 400px | | President | | Before Election: | Dawda Jawara | | Before Party: | PPP | | After Election: | Dawda Jawara | | After Party: | PPP |
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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.
