2022 Gambian parliamentary election

2022 Gambian parliamentary election

← 2017 9 April 2022
53 of 58 seats in the National Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	51.21%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPP Adama Barrow 29.19 18 New UDP Ousainou Darboe 28.04 15 −16 PDOIS Sidia Jatta 5.01 2 −2 APRC Fabakary Jatta 3.19 2 −3 NRP Samba Jallow 2.87 4 −1 Independents – 21.76 12 +11 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after Mariam Jack-Denton UDP Fabakary Jatta APRC

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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]