1987 Gambian general election

1987 Gambian general election

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Registered	262,593
Presidential election
Nominee Dawda Jawara Sheriff Dibba Assan Musa Camara Party PPP NCP GPP Popular vote 123,385 57,343 27,751 Percentage 59.18% 27.51% 13.31%
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President before election Dawda Jawara PPP Elected President Dawda Jawara 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.