1982 Gambian general election
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{{Infobox election
| country = The Gambia
| election_date = 4 and 5 May 1982
| previous_year = 1977
| next_year = 1987
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Presidential election
| type = presidential
| turnout =
| image1 = Dawda Jawara (1979).jpg
| nominee1 = Dawda Jawara
| party1 = People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)
| popular_vote1 = 137,020
| percentage1 = 72.44%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Sheriff Dibba
| party2 = NCP
| popular_vote2 = 52,136
| percentage2 = 27.56%
| map_image = Map of the 1982 Gambian presidential election.svg
| map_caption = Results by region
| title = President
| before_election = Dawda Jawara
| before_party = PPP
| after_election = Dawda Jawara
| after_party = PPP
}}}}{{Politics of the Gambia}}
General elections were held in the Gambia on 4 and 5 May 1982. Following a constitutional amendment in March 1982, for the first time the president was elected by a popular vote alongside the National Assembly.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GAMBIA_1982_E.PDF Gambia] IPU Both elections were won by the People's Progressive Party, whose leader Dawda Jawara remained president.
Results
=President=
{{Election results
|cand1=Dawda Jawara|party1=People's Progressive Party|votes1=137020
|cand2=Sheriff Mustapha Dibba|party2=National Convention Party|votes2=52136
|source=[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GAMBIA_1982_E.PDF Inter-Parliamentary Union]
}}
=National Assembly=
{{Election results
|party1=People's Progressive Party|votes1=102545|seats1=27|sc1=–2
|party2=National Convention Party|votes2=32634|seats2=3|sc2=–2
|party3=United Party|votes3=4782|seats3=0|sc3=–1
|party4=Independents|votes4=26141|seats4=5|sc4=+5
|row5=Presidential appointees|seats5=8|sc5=+4
|row6=Paramount chiefs' representatives|seats6=5|sc6=+1
|row7=Attorney General (ex officio)|seats7=1|sc7=0
|total_sc=+5
|source=[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GAMBIA_1982_E.PDF Inter-Parliamentary Union]
}}