Gambian presidential election, 2006

Gambian presidential election, 2006

22 September 2006
Registered	670,336
Turnout	58.6%
Nominee Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Halifa Sallah Party APRC UDP NADD Popular vote 264,404 104,808 23,473 Percentage 67.3% 26.7% 6.0%
President before election Yahya Jammeh APRC Elected President Yahya Jammeh APRC

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Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 22 September 2006. Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote.^[1] Ousainou Darboe, who finished second with 27% of the vote, rejected the official results, saying that the elections had not been free and fair and that there was widespread voter intimidation.^[2]

Electoral system

Many of the 989 polling booths used marbles, which were inserted into candidate drums instead of ballot papers due to the high illiteracy rate. The marble system is only used in Gambia, where it has been used since 1965.^[3]

Results

References

Further reading

• Saine, Abdoulaye (2008). "The Gambia's 2006 Presidential Election: Change or Continuity?". African Studies Review. 51 (1): 59–83. doi:10.1353/arw.0.0029. JSTOR 27667291.