Gambia election: 1,146,474 registered voters and 27 aspirants
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gambiana
The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission has registered 1,146,474 voters for the 5 December 2026 presidential election, while 27 aspirants have collected nomination forms. Official nominations are scheduled from 3 to 14 November, according to its chairman Joseph Colley, who detailed preparations for the election.
The Gambia has 1,146,474 registered voters for the presidential election on 5 December 2026, Joseph Colley, president of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), announced. The country has 53 constituencies, 730 voter registration centres and 1,773 polling stations following the end of supplementary registration, according to the IEC.
Twenty-seven presidential aspirants have collected nomination forms. The period for submitting applications is scheduled for 3 to 14 November, ahead of the review of candidacies for the 5 December election, according to the electoral commission.
These figures clarify the organisation of the election after the announcement on 22 October that the final voter list would soon be published by the Gambian electoral commission. They also update the number of contenders reported on 2 November in the article on the twenty-five aspirants for the presidential election.
