1977 Gambian general election
# 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 ||||||
