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List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast legislative election

List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast legislative election

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This is a list of members elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast in 1951. 38 of the members were elected directly by the general population and 37 others elected by territorial councils. There were in addition 3 ex-officio members appointed by the Governor of the Gold Coast and six others representing commercial interests.[1] The CPP won all the 5 seats from the urban areas and 29 of the 33 seats from the rural areas. It also had the support of enough of the members representing the territorial council to control a total of 56 out of the 84 seats in the assembly.[2]

Colonial Era
1951 Assembly (election)
1954 Assembly (election)
1956 Assembly (election)
First Republic
1957 Parliament (election)
1965 Parliament (election)
Second Republic
1969 Parliament (election)
Third Republic
1979 Parliament (election)
Fourth Republic
1st Parliament (1992)
2nd Parliament (1996)
3rd Parliament (2000)
4th Parliament (2004)
5th Parliament (2008)
6th Parliament (2012)
7th Parliament (2016)
8th Parliament (2020)

Composition

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List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 8 February 1951 in the Gold Coast.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Elections in Ghana". African Election Database. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    McGinnis, M.D. (1999) Polycentric Governance and Development: Readings from the Workshop
  3. [3]
    Dokosi, Michael. "How Nkrumah won the 1951 election to become Head of Government Business from prison". BlakkPepperr.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. [4]
    Dokosi, Michael. "The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. [5]
    Dokosi, Michael. "Of personalities, parties and curiosities in the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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