GambiaGambia

million

Population

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Registered voters

% (2021)

Previous turnout

Gambia is due to hold presidential elections on 5 December 2026.

Incumbent president Adama Barrow of the National People’s Party is running for a third five-year term. 

The President is elected in a single round using a first-past-the-post-system.

Gambia has a unicameral National Assembly consisting of 58 members who serve five-year terms and are elected within single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post.

Gambia has a population of around 2.8 million and 1 million registered voters. Turnout in the 2021 presidential election was 89%.

5 Dec 2026

Election Date