2002 Gambian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 17 January 2002. They were boycotted by several opposition parties, including the United Democratic Party. As a result, the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction of President Yahya Jammeh ran unopposed in 33 of the 48 elected seats, and won 12 of the 15 seats in which they had opposition.

2002 Gambian parliamentary election

17 January 2002
All 53 seats in the National Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.38% ( 16.83pp)
Party Leader Seats +/– APRC Yahya Jammeh 45 +12 PDOIS Sidia Jatta 2 +1 NRP Hamat Bah 1 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after Mustapha B. Wadda APRC Sheriff Mustapha Dibba APRC

In seats where there was a vote, turnout was 56.4%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction			45	+12
	National Reconciliation Party			1	–1
	People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism			2	+1
	Independents			0	–2
Presidential appointees				5	+1
Total				53	+4
Valid votes		94,586	99.96
Invalid/blank votes		35	0.04
Total votes		94,621	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		167,817	56.38
Source: African Elections Database