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National Assembly of The Gambia
Governs The Gambia
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What it can't do
Legislative power is exercised by Bills passed by the Assembly and assented to by the President (Constitution s.100). It has 58 members: 53 elected and 5 nominated by the President. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are among the nominated members.
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Who sits on it
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Speaker of the National Assembly
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- FJ Fabakary Tombong Jatta since April 2022
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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- SN Seedy SK Njie since April 2022
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53 MNAs
Elected
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5 Nominated members of the National Assembly
Appointed by the President of the Republic of The Gambia
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker of the National Assembly constituteproject.org · checked
- Fabakary Tombong Jatta as Speaker of the National Assembly assembly.gm · checked
- Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly constituteproject.org · checked
- Seedy SK Njie as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly assembly.gm · checked
- Member of the National Assembly assembly.gm · checked
- Nominated Member of the National Assembly constituteproject.org · checked
What it can do
- Legislative power
The legislative power of The Gambia is exercised by Bills passed by the National Assembly and assented to by the President (Constitution s.100(1)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Legislative power constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- assembly.gm · checked National Assembly of The Gambia, Members directory (assembly.gm/members, 3 pages), read 2026-10-12: members, constituencies, parties, positions, portraits. For: National Assembly of The Gambia, Member of the National Assembly, Assan Touray as MNA, Bakau, Abdoulie Njai as MNA, Banjul Central, Modou Lamin B. Bah as MNA, Banjul North and 57 more
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1996 rev. 2004 (Constitute), read 2026-10-12: sections 46, 63, 70, 73, 76, 88, 93, 100, 125-127, 138-139. Note: s.88 text there says 48 elected members; the Assembly has 53 constituencies today per assembly.gm. For: What it can't do, Legislative power, Speaker of the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Nominated Member of the National Assembly
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1997 rev. 2004 (Constitute Project), read 2026-10-12: s.93(1) Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected from among the nominated members; s.125(1) Supreme Court of the Chief Justice and not fewer than four other Justices (seats_kind minimum). For: Speaker of the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
- iec.gm · checked Independent Electoral Commission, event page "National Assembly Elections", read 2026-10-12: date April 10, 2027 (year stated), so date_confirmed set true. For: General election, April 10, 2027
- iec.gm · checked Independent Electoral Commission, home page election calendar, read 2026-10-12: presidential election 5 Dec 2026; National Assembly 10 Apr (year not stated; 2027 inferred from 2022 cycle, so unconfirmed). For: General election, April 10, 2027