2007 Gambian parliamentary election

2007 Gambian parliamentary election

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48 of the 53 seats of the National Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Party APRC UDP Seats before 45 New Seats won 42 4 Seat change 3 New Popular vote 157,392 57,545 Percentage 59.74% 21.84%
President before election Yahya Jammeh APRC Elected President Yahya Jammeh APRC

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 25 January 2007. Forty-eight members of the National Assembly were elected, with another five being appointed by the President.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), which won 42 of the 48 seats.

After the elections, President Yahya Jammeh said that "constituencies that voted the opposition should not expect my government's development projects. I want to teach people that opposition in Africa does not pay." He expressed satisfaction with the results and said that "voters have thrown out the two empty barrels from the National Assembly"; this was believed to be a reference to the defeat of two prominent opposition politicians, Halifa Sallah and Hamat Bah. Salleh blamed the opposition's poor performance on a split in its ranks and said that he intended to retire from politics.^[2]