| Election Name: | 2017 Gambian parliamentary election |
| Country: | The Gambia |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | 6 April 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | 53 of the 58 seats in the National Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Party1: | United Democratic Party (Gambia) |
| Percentage1: | 37.47 |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Last Election1: | new |
| Party2: | Gambia Democratic Congress |
| Percentage2: | 17.38 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Last Election2: | new |
| Party3: | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
| Percentage3: | 15.91 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Last Election3: | 43 |
| Party4: | People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism |
| Percentage4: | 8.94 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Last Election4: | new |
| Party5: | National Reconciliation Party |
| Percentage5: | 6.26 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Last Election5: | 1 |
| Party6: | People's Progressive Party (Gambia) |
| Leader6: | Yaya Ceesay |
| Percentage6: | 2.51 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Last Election6: | new |
| Party7: | Independents |
| Leader7: | – |
| Percentage7: | 9.56 |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Last Election7: | 4 |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Posttitle: | Speaker of the National Assembly |
| Before Election: | Abdoulie Bojang |
| Before Party: | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
| After Election: | Mariam Jack-Denton |
| After Party: | United Democratic Party (Gambia) |
Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 6 April 2017.[1] They were first parliamentary elections since the inauguration of Adama Barrow as President and resulted in a landslide victory for the United Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 53 seats.
The 53 members of the National Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.
The European Union (EU) sent a European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to The Gambia in preparation for the parliamentary election on 13 March, at the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission. The mission was formally launched on 22 March 2017 and it is led by the Chief Observer, Miroslav Poche, who is a Czech Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Initially, the mission consisted of six international election experts based in Banjul, and 14 long-term observers (LTOs) deployed across The Gambia. Closer to election day, the mission will deploy short-term observers and also a delegation of seven MEPs. In total, the EU EOM will comprise some 50 observers from the EU member states, as well as from Canada, Norway and Switzerland.[2] On 3 April, the EU EOM deployed 14 short-term observers across The Gambia.[3]
The African Union (AU) commended the smooth conduct of the election, especially considering the instability suffered by the country in the months before the election, with the difficult transfer of power from Yahya Jammeh to Adama Barrow, and various time constraints.[4]
The EU in their report noted the calm and peaceful manner that the elections were conducted, and noted their optimism for the future, where there was hope for further improvement. Jean Lambert, the head of the European Parliament delegation said "The Gambia has been through a historical moment with many things changing almost overnight. A few shortcomings have been identified in the election conduct. However, given the circumstances, I would like to express my great respect to the IEC as well as to the Gambian citizens for the peaceful atmosphere of the election day."