Gambian general election, 1972

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General elections were held in the Gambia on 28 and 29 March 1972. They were won by the ruling party, the People's Progressive Party, which took 28 of the 32 elected seats (including five in which its candidates were unopposed).^[1] There were 136,521 registered voters.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
People's Progressive Party	65,388	62.96%	28
United Party	17,161	16.52%	3
Independents	21,302	20.51%	1
Paramount chiefs' representatives	-	-	4
Presidential appointees	-	-	3
Attorney General (ex officio)	-	-	1
Total	103,851	100%	40
Source: African Elections database

References

↑ Gambia Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in the Gambia

Presidential elections	1982 1987 1992 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Parliamentary elections	1947 1951 1954 1960 1962 1966 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017

Referendums	1965 1970 1996

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