2001 Gambian presidential election

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Registered

509,301


Nominee	Yahya Jammeh	Ousainou Darboe	Hamat Bah
Party	APRC	UDP	NRP
Popular vote	242,302	149,448	35,671
Percentage	52.84%	32.59%	7.78%

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Yahya Jammeh
APRC

Elected President

Yahya Jammeh
APRC

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Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who received just over 50% of the vote.

The elections were marred by irregularities and repression of the opposition; Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unarmed opposition supporter who was shot by a police officer, and several injuries. The government also expelled a British diplomat who had attended an opposition rally.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yahya Jammeh	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	242,302	52.84
	Ousainou Darboe	United Democratic Party	149,448	32.59
	Hamat Bah	National Reconciliation Party	35,671	7.78
	Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	National Convention Party	17,271	3.77
	Sidia Jatta	People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	13,841	3.02
Total			458,533	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			509,301	–
Source: African Elections Database

References

Saine, Abdoulaye (2003). "The presidential election in The Gambia, October 2001". Electoral Studies. A Tribute to Warren E. Miller. 22 (2): 375–381. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00064-1. ISSN 0261-3794.
More election violence in Gambia BBC News, 17 October 2001
Violence mars Gambia campaign BBC News, 4 October 2001
Gambia kicks out British diplomat BBC News, 23 August 2001

External links

Gambia election: Candidates' profiles BBC News, 17 October 2001

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