1992 Gambian general election

29 April 1992
Turnout	59.3%
Presidential election
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Nominee Dawda Jawara Sheriff Dibba Assan Musa Camara Party PPP NCP GPP Popular vote 117,549 44,639 16,287 Percentage 58.48% 22.21% 8.10%   Nominee Lamin Bojang Sidia Jatta Party PDP PDOIS Popular vote 11,999 10,543 Percentage 5.97% 5.24%
President before election Dawda Jawara PPP Elected President Dawda Jawara PPP

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General elections were held in the Gambia on 29 April 1992. The election date was announced on 14 February and the National Assembly was dissolved three days later. Although he had announced his retirement in December 1991, President Dawda Jawara changed his mind and ran for the position again. Both elections were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP), with Jawara remaining president, winning 58.5% of the vote.^[1] Voter turnout was around 55.8%.

Campaign

A total of 130 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats, although the PPP was the only one with a candidate in every seat.^[2] The opposition campaign centred on corruption and economic mismanagement, whilst the PPP promised it would boost the tourism industry and support groundnut farmers.^[2]

Results

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