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]
All 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]
2006, gambian, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, gambia, september, 2006, incumbent, president, yahya, jammeh, elected, with, vote, ousainou, darboe, finished, second, with, vote, rejected, official, results, saying, that, elections,. 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 2006 Gambian presidential election 2001 22 September 2006 2011 Registered670 336Turnout58 6 Nominee Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Halifa SallahParty APRC UDP PDOISAlliance ARC NADDPopular vote 264 404 104 808 23 473Percentage 67 33 26 69 5 98 President before electionYahya JammehAPRC Elected President Yahya JammehAPRC Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Results 3 References 4 Further readingElectoral system editAll 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 editCandidatePartyVotes Yahya JammehAlliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction264 40467 33Ousainou DarboeUnited Democratic Party104 80826 69Halifa SallahNational Alliance for Democracy and Development23 4735 98Total392 685100 00Registered voters turnout670 336 Source Adam CarrReferences edit Gambian president is re elected BBC News 23 September 2006 Gambian opposition claims fraud BBC News 25 September 2006 Gambians vote with their marbles BBC News 22 September 2006Further reading editSaine 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 S2CID 145287607 nbsp This African election related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Gambia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Gambian presidential election amp oldid 1147117707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
