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General elections were held in the Gambia on 4 and 5 April 1977. They were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party, which claimed 29 of the 35 elected seats. There were 216,234 registered voters.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Progressive Party	123,297	69.59	29	+1
	National Convention Party	40,212	22.70	5	New
	United Party	5,403	3.05	1	–2
	National Liberation Party	4,095	2.31	0	New
	Independents	4,174	2.36	0	–1
Paramount chiefs' representatives				4	0
Presidential appointees				4	+1
Attorney General (ex-officio)				1	0
Total		177,181	100.00	44	+4

Registered voters/turnout		216,234	–
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

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