Government of the Gambia - National Assembly of the Gambia, List of Heads of Government of the Gambia, Gamtel (Paperback)

Chapters: National Assembly of the Gambia, List of Heads of Government of the Gambia, Gamtel, List of Heads of State of the Gambia, Gambia Ports Authority, Vice President of the Gambia, List of Governors-General of the Gambia, Law Enforcement in the Gambia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series: Politics and government ofThe Gambia The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in The Gambia. The National Assembly is unicameral and consists of 53 members who serve a five-year term. 48 members are directly elected while the remaining five are appointed by the President. Members are elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority, or First-past-the-post system. Legislative representation based on universal adult suffrage in The Gambia began in May 1962, when elections were held for a 32-seat House of Representatives. These elections were won by the People's Progressive Party (PPP), which was led by Dawda Jawara. After independence in 1965, the PPP continued to dominate the House of Representatives by winning a series of free, democratic elections in 1966, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. While opposition parties were continuously present in the House, they were never able to successfully wrest power from the PPP. Jawara's government was overthrown in a July 1994 military coup led by Yahya Jammeh. The constitution and all elected institutions, including the House of Representatives, were dissolved. After the coup, political party activities were banned. The ban was lifted in August 1996 following the approval of a new constitution, but three Jawara-era parties - the PPP, Gambian People's Party (GPP), and the National Convention Party (NCP) remained proscribed. Legislative elections to ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=32210