1947 Gambian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia in 1947 to elect the one elected member of the Legislative Council. It was the first time that the Council had had a directly elected representative.Hughes, A. & Perfect, D. (1989) "Trade Unionism in the Gambia" African Affairs Vol. 88, No. 353 pp. 549-572 Background In 1946 the Legislative Council was reorganised and increased in size from 11 to 14 members. It would consist of three ex-officio members, three officials, six appointees and one elected member.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp731–732 Results The seat was won by Edward Francis Small,Gambia: On the Road to Independence https://web.archive.org/web/20121002035456/http://allafrica.com/stories/200702280825.html 2012-10-02 FOROYAA, 27 February 2007 the founder of the Gambia Labour Union, who defeated I.M. Garba-Jahumpa (who later founded the Muslim Congress Party) and Sheikh Omar Fye.History of the Independence Movement https://web.archive.org/web/20161227092840/http://www.accessgambia.com/information/history-independence-movement.html 2016-12-27 Gambia Information Site Edward Francis Small 1491 #dbffdb Sheikh Omar Fye 1018 I.M. Garba-Jahumpa 679 John Finden Dailey 4 Richard Rendall 3 5580 Hughes & PerfectArnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, pp115–298 References Gambia Category:Parliamentary elections in the Gambia Parliamentary Category:Gambia Colony and Protectorate Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results