1960 Gambian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1960, following the implementation of a new constitution, which created a House of Representatives. The new legislature had 19 elected seats, twelve seats were elected in the protectorate and seven in the colony (Bathurst and Kombo St Mary). Eight seats were reserved for chiefs.Elections in Gambia African Elections Database In addition, the Governor-general, the Speaker (appointed by the governor-general after consultation with council members), the Civil Secretary, the Financial Secretary, the Attorney General and the Commissioner for Local Government and up to three nominated members were also members of the House. The People's Progressive Party won nine of the 19 elected seats. However, United Party leader Pierre Sarr N'Jie became the country's first Chief Minister in March the following year, appointed by Governor-general Edward Windley after a majority of the eight chiefs supported him.History of the Independence Movement https://web.archive.org/web/20161227092840/http://www.accessgambia.com/information/history-independence-movement.html 2016-12-27 AccessGambia.com Results People's Progressive Party 25490 9 United Party 12497 5 Democratic Congress Alliance 3526 1 Independents 27535 4 Seats reserved for Chiefs 8 0 African Elections Database References Gambia Category:Parliamentary elections in the Gambia Parliamentary Category:Gambia Colony and Protectorate