#GambiaDecides2021: Official results of Gambia’s 53 constituencies (LIVE UPDATES)

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of The Gambia have commenced announcement of results for the Saturday presidential election.

Chairman of the the commission, Alieu Nije, announced results for the first constituency of the 53 expected at about some minutes to 11p.m. Saturday evening.

Six candidates seek election to become the next president of the West African country.

Incumbent President Adama Barrow contests the election under the flagship of the National People’s Party (NPP). Key opponents, Ousainou Darboe and Halifa Sallah, are contesting under the radar of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) respectively.

Other candidates are Mama Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Essa Faal, an independent candidate and Abdoulie Jammeh of the National Unity Party (NUP).

According to the country’s law, the IEC is the only body allowed to make announcement of election results.

Below are results as announced by the IEC:

1. Janjanbureh constituency

NPP – 657
UDP – 454
Independent (Essa Faal) – 31
NUP – 12
GDC – 97
PDOIS – 21

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2. Serekunda constituency

NPP – 7, 143
UDP – 1, 952
Independent (Essa Faal) – 272
NUP – 56
GDC – 727
PDOIS – 1, 927

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3. Kiang Central constituency

NPP – 3, 496
UDP – 2, 469
Independent (Essa Faal) – 72
NUP – 52
GDC – 270
PDOIS – 42

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4. Jarra Central constituency

NPP – 3, 303
UDP – 1, 313
Independent (Essa Faal) – 71
NUP – 60
GDC – 494
PDOIS – 50

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#GambiaDecides2021: President Barrow takes slim, early lead as vote tallies continue

Gambian President Adama Barrow had a narrow early lead after Saturday’s presidential election, according to provisional results from the first few constituencies to be verified by the electoral commission.

In a test of stability and democratic progress, the small West African country is holding its first election since former President Yahya Jammeh was voted out of office in 2016, ending 22 years of autocratic rule.

Mr Barrow, a 56-year-old former security guard and property developer, ran against five rivals, including his former political mentor, Ousainou Darboe, 73, who was seen as the main challenger.

Preliminary results from four of the 53 constituencies showed Mr Barrow in the lead with 14,599 votes vs. Mr Darboe’s 6,188, the election commission’s chairman, Alieu Momarr Njai, said on state television in the early hours of Sunday.

Under the simple majority system, provisional results are expected to be announced later on Sunday with numbers from individual constituencies released in the interim.

Gambia uses a unique voting system – marbles dropped into each candidate’s ballot drum – to avoid spoiled ballots in a nation with a high illiteracy rate.

Mr Jammeh, who was defeated by an opposition coalition that backed current President Barrow, fled to Equatorial Guinea in 2017 after refusing to accept defeat.

Earlier on Saturday, Mr Barrow cast his vote in Banjul and said he was confident of victory.

“I’m happy to see a large turnout from Gambian voters,” he said, accompanied by his two wives.

Nearly 1 million people from a population of 2.5 million are registered to vote in The Gambia, mainland Africa’s smallest country.

“I want to see a better Gambia, a far better Gambia than the previous years,” said civil servant Bubacarr Kanteh, 39, outside a polling station.

Other candidates include Essa Mbye Faal, who served as chief counsel of Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission that chronicled the abuses of Mr Jammeh’s rule, and Mama Kandeh, who came third in 2016 and is backed by Mr Jammeh.

As campaigning wrapped up on Thursday, hundreds of jubilant Mr Barrow supporters gathered in downtown Banjul for a final rally, hoping another Mr Barrow term would secure stability as Gambia seeks to put Jammeh’s rule behind it.

Critics, however, say Mr Barrow has broken his promises, pointing to how he backtracked on a pledge to serve only three years after winning in 2016. Mr Barrow has argued the constitution requires him to serve out a full five-year term.

(Reuters/NAN)

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5. Banjul South constituency

NPP – 3, 641
UDP – 857
Independent (Essa Faal) – 187
NUP – 19
GDC – 182
PDOIS – 565

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6. Banjul North constituency

NPP – 3, 430
UDP – 1, 778
Independent (Essa Faal) – 165
NUP – 19
GDC – 186
PDOIS – 447

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7. Banjul Central constituency

NPP – 4, 749
UDP – 1, 453
Independent (Essa Faal) – 260
NUP – 14
GDC – 306
PDOIS – 719

 

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8. Bundung constituency

NPP – 10, 542
UDP – 7, 132
Independent (Essa Faal) – 321
NUP – 81
GDC – 2, 225
PDOIS – 1, 310

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9. Kiang East constituency

NPP – 2, 073
UDP – 2, 485
Independent (Essa Faal) – 43
NUP – 47
GDC – 61
PDOIS – 24

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10. Kiang West constituency

NPP – 2, 602
UDP – 6, 619
Independent (Essa Faal) – 64
NUP – 179
GDC – 200
PDOIS – 96

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11. Jarra East constituency

NPP – 4, 778
UDP – 3, 805
Independent (Essa Faal) – 121
NUP – 100
GDC – 599
PDOIS – 121

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12. Niamina Dankunku constituency

NPP – 2, 410
UDP – 543
Independent (Essa Faal) – 54
NUP – 48
GDC – 296
PDOIS – 67

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13. Niamina East constituency

NPP – 7, 739
UDP – 2, 168
Independent (Essa Faal) – 193
NUP – 179
GDC – 1, 320
PDOIS – 384

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14. Niamina West constituency

NPP – 2, 986
UDP – 890
Independent (Essa Faal) – 65
NUP – 78
GDC – 541
PDOIS – 87

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15. Central Baddibu constituency

NPP – 3, 927
UDP – 3, 994
Independent (Essa Faal) – 76
NUP – 112
GDC – 606
PDOIS – 85

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16. Lower Baddibu constituency

NPP – 3, 828
UDP – 3, 638
Independent (Essa Faal) – 83
NUP – 81
GDC – 433
PDOIS – 99

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17. Jokadu constituency

NPP – 5, 980
UDP – 1, 702
Independent (Essa Faal) – 217
NUP – 165
GDC – 1, 716
PDOIS – 621

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18. Wulli West constituency

NPP  –  7, 489
UDP  –  995
Independent (Essa Faal) – 126
NUP – 182
GDC – 872
PDOIS – 762

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19. Sandu constituency

NPP  –  7, 605
UDP  –  1, 590
Independent (Essa Faal) – 189
NUP – 160
GDC – 1, 889
PDOIS – 128

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20. Tumana constituency

NPP  –  11, 380
UDP  –  2, 252
Independent (Essa Faal) – 134
NUP – 215
GDC – 774
PDOIS – 148

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21.  Upper Fulladu West constituency

NPP  –  13, 264
UDP  –  3, 890
Independent (Essa Faal) – 449
NUP – 337
GDC – 2, 992
PDOIS – 490

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22.  Talinding Kundang constituency

NPP  –  8, 624
UDP  –  6, 242
Independent (Essa Faal) – 310
NUP – 57
GDC – 2, 280
PDOIS – 772

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23.  Basse constituency

NPP  –  15, 904
UDP  –  1, 777
Independent (Essa Faal) – 195
NUP – 151
GDC – 688
PDOIS – 229

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24.  Jimara constituency

NPP  –  13, 105
UDP  –  933
Independent (Essa Faal) – 385
NUP – 340
GDC – 4, 051
PDOIS – 246

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25.  Kantora constituency

NPP  –  12, 112
UDP  –  1, 474
Independent (Essa Faal) – 163
NUP – 283
GDC – 713
PDOIS – 296

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26. Latrikunda Sabijie constituency

NPP – 15, 304
UDP – 10, 839
Independent (Essa Faal) – 639
NUP – 186
GDC – 4, 687
PDOIS – 1, 590

27. Illiassa constituency

NPP – 9, 282
UDP – 7, 179
Independent (Essa Faal) – 475
NUP – 252
GDC – 2, 023
PDOIS – 289

28. Wulli East constituency

NPP – 7, 783
UDP – 881
Independent (Essa Faal) – 115
NUP – 173
GDC – 819
PDOIS – 1, 046

29. Jarra West constituency

NPP – 6, 441
UDP – 5, 862
Independent (Essa Faal) – 196
NUP – 185
GDC – 575
PDOIS – 101

30. Bakau constituency

NPP – 5, 060
UDP – 5, 706
Independent (Essa Faal) – 357
NUP – 46
GDC – 612
PDOIS – 761

31. Jeshwang constituency

NPP – 12, 854
UDP – 6, 791
Independent (Essa Faal) – 564
NUP – 83
GDC – 2, 187
PDOIS – 1, 873

32. Upper Nuimi constituency

NPP – 3, 764
UDP – 3, 855
Independent (Essa Faal) – 185
NUP – 196
GDC – 1, 814
PDOIS – 355

33. Lower Nuimi constituency

NPP – 17, 013
UDP – 4, 387
Independent (Essa Faal) – 633
NUP – 313
GDC – 2, 000
PDOIS – 748

34. Sabach Sanjal constituency

NPP – 8, 067
UDP – 1, 436
Independent (Essa Faal) – 327
NUP – 172
GDC – 861
PDOIS – 411

35. Sami constituency

NPP – 5, 496
UDP – 5, 638
Independent (Essa Faal) – 154
NUP – 177
GDC – 770
PDOIS – 167

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36. Lower Saloum constituency

NPP – 6, 281
UDP – 710
Independent (Essa Faal) – 169
NUP – 74
GDC – 158
PDOIS – 225

37. Lower Fulladu West constituency

NPP – 11, 655
UDP – 3, 637
Independent (Essa Faal) – 480
NUP – 279
GDC – 1, 295
PDOIS – 278

38. Upper Saloum constituency

NPP – 7, 563
UDP – 408
Independent (Essa Faal) – 178
NUP – 97
GDC – 397
PDOIS – 139

39. Nianija constituency

NPP – 3, 262
UDP – 918
Independent (Essa Faal) – 103
NUP – 46
GDC – 282
PDOIS – 63

40. Niani constituency

NPP – 7, 187
UDP – 2, 929
Independent (Essa Faal) – 241
NUP – 214
GDC – 1, 868
PDOIS – 171

41. Serekunda West constituency

NPP – 20, 768
UDP – 9, 596
Independent (Essa Faal) – 1, 180
NUP – 158
GDC – 4, 101
PDOIS – 3, 757

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42. Busumbala constituency

NPP – 20, 072
UDP – 19, 177
Independent (Essa Faal) – 757
NUP – 338
GDC – 6, 315
PDOIS – 1, 772

43. Brikama North constituency

NPP – 12, 983
UDP – 14, 551
Independent (Essa Faal) – 677
NUP – 306
GDC – 3, 781
PDOIS – 891

44. Old Yundum constituency

NPP – 25, 635
UDP – 8, 880
Independent (Essa Faal) – 1, 036
NUP – 344
GDC – 6, 183
PDOIS – 2, 414

45. Foni Bondali constituency

NPP – 2, 095
UDP – 287
Independent (Essa Faal) – 102
NUP – 36
GDC – 1, 785
PDOIS – 73

46. Foni Jarrol constituency

NPP – 2, 379
UDP – 721
Independent (Essa Faal) – 173
NUP – 39
GDC – 1, 472
PDOIS – 84

47. Foni Kansala constituency

NPP – 1, 710
UDP – 414
Independent (Essa Faal) – 180
NUP – 80
GDC – 6, 121
PDOIS – 149

48. Kombo South constituency

NPP – 25, 075
UDP – 20, 669
Independent (Essa Faal) – 1, 230
NUP – 507
GDC – 7, 398
PDOIS – 1, 337

49. Foni Brefet constituency

NPP – 3, 352
UDP – 1 301
Independent (Essa Faal) – 228
NUP – 69
GDC – 3, 274
PDOIS – 194

50. Foni Bintang constituency

NPP – 2, 579
UDP – 1, 250
Independent (Essa Faal) – 254
NUP – 71
GDC – 5, 887
PDOIS – 166

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51. Brikama South constituency

NPP – 14, 425
UDP – 11, 353
Independent (Essa Faa) – 754
NUP – 296
GDC – 6, 020
PDOIS – 794

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52. Sanneh Mentereng constituency

NPP – 21, 514
UDP – 18, 289
Independent (Essa Faa) – 1, 214
NUP – 260
GDC – 4, 162
PDOIS – 2, 437

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53. Kombo East constituency

NPP – 10, 163
UDP – 7, 784
Independent (Essa Faa) – 429
NUP – 228
GDC – 4, 538
PDOIS – 416