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Line 130: === Pre-independence === In the [[1960 Gambian parliamentary election]], the [[United Party (The Gambia)|United Party]] (UP)'s candidate for the Kombo West (now in Serekunda) seat was {{ill|Ebrima D. N’Jie|de}}, a retired lawyer who had sometimes acted as party leader in place of his half-brother, In the [[1962 Gambian parliamentary election|1962 election]], the [[People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)|People's Progressive Party]] (PPP) supported the DCA's candidate in Serrekunda.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|150}} Semega-Janneh, now a UP member, was reelected.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|154}} The unsuccessful PPP candidate in Kombo West, Famara Wassa Touray, was arrested amid electoral unrest.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|153}} Line 137: In the 1960s, Serekunda and [[Bakau]] expanded as [[satellite town]]s of Bathurst (now [[Banjul]]), forming a "Mandinka belt".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mbodj |first=Mohamed |title=Fêtes urbaines en Afrique |publisher=Karthala |year=1999 |pages=243 |language=fr |trans-title=Urban festivals in Africa |chapter=L’invention d’une tradition : anciens sites et nouvelle mémoire ou les ambiguïtés de la célébration de l’indépendance de la Gambie en 1965 |trans-chapter=The invention of a tradition: old sites and new memories or the ambiguities of the celebration of the independence of the Gambia in 1965 |doi=10.3917/kart.goerg.1999.01.0229}}</ref> In the [[1966 Gambian general election|1966 election]], Semega-Janneh was the PPP candidate for Serekunda.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|164}} The United Party chose After the [[National Convention Party (The Gambia)|National Convention Party]] (NCP) was founded in 1975, Serekunda and neighboring Bakau were the towns with the highest support for it outside of the rural [[Badibbu]] area. Though the NCP was primarily a [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]] party, it, as well as the PPP, had wide support across ethnic groups in Serekunda.<ref name="Wiseman" /> It gained support from Badibbu migrants in Serekunda.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|188}} Jagne joined the party.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|189}} In 1977, the Serekunda parliamentary constituency was split in two. In [[1977 Gambian general election|that year's election]], the PPP selected Jallow for the Serekunda East seat and {{ill|Abdoulie A. N'Jie|de}} for Serekunda West.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|190}} The NCP selected Jagne for Serekunda West.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|191}} Serekunda West elected the NCP and Serekunda East elected the PPP. Both races were close.<ref name="Wiseman" /> In the 1979 local elections, the Kanifing Urban District Council had eight seats won by the PPP and the remaining four won by the NCP. Serekunda's vote in this election was 63% in favor of PPP. In the [[1982 Gambian general election]], the PPP won both seats in Serekunda, with 63% of the vote, and the NCP kept a narrow hold of Bakau. The result in Serekunda West was influenced by a local man who had switched his support from the NCP to the PPP.<ref name="Wiseman" /> | |||