1992 Gambian general election

none The Gambia 29 April 1992 yes Presidential election presidential 1987 1996 130x130px Dawda Jawara (1979).jpg Dawda Jawara People's Progressive Party (The Gambia) 117,549 58.48% 3x4.svg Sheriff Dibba NCP 44,639 22.21% 3x4.svg FF0000 Assan Musa Camara GPP 16,287 8.10% 3x4.svg Lamin Bojang no PDP FFFF00 11,999 5.97% Sidia Jatta People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 10,543 5.24% Map of the 1992 Gambian presidential election.svg Results by region 400px President Dawda Jawara PPP Dawda Jawara PPP General elections were held in the Gambia on 29 April 1992. The election date was announced on 14 February and the National Assembly was dissolved three days later. Although he had announced his retirement in December 1991, President Dawda Jawara changed his mind and ran for the position again. Both elections were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP), with Jawara remaining president after receiving 58% of the vote.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p420 0-19-829645-21992 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225516 Journal of Democracy 3 3 154–157 1086-3214 Campaign A total of 130 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats, although the PPP was the only one with a candidate in every seat.Elections held in 1992 IPU The opposition campaign centred on corruption and economic mismanagement, whilst the PPP promised it would boost the tourism industry and support groundnut farmers. Results President Dawda Jawara People's Progressive Party 117549 Sheriff Mustapha Dibba National Convention Party 44639 Assan Musa Camara Gambian People's Party 16287 red Lamin Bojang People's Democratic Party 11999 Sidia Jatta People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 10543 338739 Hughes & PerfectArnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p344 National Assembly People's Progressive Party 109059 25 –6 National Convention Party 45953 6 +1 Gambian People's Party 13937 2 +2 red People's Democratic Party 9291 0 New People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism 4632 0 0 United Party 2892 0 0 Independents 15331 3 +3 Presidential appointees 8 0 Paramount chiefs' representatives 5 0 Attorney General 1 0 +1 338739 Hughes & PerfectHughes & Perfect, p330 References The Gambia Politics 1990s Gambia Category:Parliamentary elections in the Gambia General Category:Presidential elections in the Gambia Gambia