2012 Gambian parliamentary election

2012 Gambian parliamentary election
29 March 2012
48 of 53 seats in the National Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Yahya Jammeh Hamat Bah
Party APRC NRP
Last election 42 seats 0 seats
Seats won 43 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 80,289 14,606
Percentage 51.8% 9.45%

Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 29 March 2012. The ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) won 43 of the 48 elected seats. Most opposition parties boycotted the election.

These were the last parliamentary elections held during the rule of president Yahya Jammeh.

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