1954 Gambian parliamentary election explained

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1954 following constitutional amendments, which increased the number of elected members on the Legislative Council from three to four, with an additional seven non-elected members.[1] The seven unelected members were the Colonial Secretary, Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Senior Commissioner, Dr. S.H.O Jones (director of Medical Services), and two members appointed by the Governor-general from a list of nine names submitted by the Bathurst Town Council and the Kombo Rural Authority after consultation with members of the council.[1]

Results

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%Notes
align=left rowspan=6BathurstPierre Sarr N'JieUnited Party2,12328.4Elected
John Colley FayeDemocratic Party1,97926.5Elected
I.M. Garba-JahumpaMuslim Congress Party1,56921.0Elected
George St Clair JoofGambian People's Party2523.4
align=left colspan=2Total5,923100
align=left colspan=2Registered voters/turnout6,28694.23
align=left rowspan=4Kombo St MaryHenry MadiIndependent90458.2Elected
Samuel OldfieldIndependent65041.8
align=left colspan=2Total1,554100
align=left colspan=2Registered voters/turnout97
align=left colspan=6Source: Hughes & Perfect[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nationalassembly.gm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=104 History & Development of The Gambia Legislature
  2. Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, pp124, 126, 300