Democratic Congress Alliance
The Democratic Congress Alliance was a political alliance in the Gambia. It was formed in the run-up to the 1960 general election by the Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress Party.
The Democratic Party and the Muslim Congress had been contesting for influence in urban communities. But eventually the two rivals united, in order to counter the growing influence of the United Party. The Democratic and Muslim Congress parties began holding joint meetings in September 1959, and on April 7, 1960 they announced the formation of a 'non-sectarian alliance'. DCA fielded candidates in all 5 Bathurst constituencies in the 1960 election. It won three seats in the 1960 election. The main leaders of the party were I.M. Garba-Jahumpa and J.C. Faye. African Unity was the party newspaper.
In the 1962 elections the party won only one seat, but was still invited to join Dawda Jawara's government.
For the 1966 elections it formed an alliance with the United Party, which won eight seats, but afterwards disappeared.
