title: 1977 Gambian general election
text: # 1977 Gambian general election
  
  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 | 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 | Paramount chiefs' representatives | | | 4 | 0 |
  | Presidential appointees | Presidential appointees | | | 4 | +1 |
  | Attorney General (ex-officio) | Attorney General (ex-officio) | | | 1 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 177,181 | 100.00 | 44 | +4 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 216,234 | – | | |
  | Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union ||||||
  