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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]

Composition

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Affiliation Members
Convention People's Party CPP 34
United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) 2
Independents 2
Territorial councils 37
Commercial interests 6
Governor appointees 3
 Total 84
 Government Majority 28

List of MPs elected in the general election

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


Elected Members - 38 seats

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Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Comments
Accra Central
(Ashiedu Keteke)		 Kwame Nkrumah[3] Convention People's Party (CPP)
Accra West Thomas Hutton-Mills CPP
Ankobra John Bogolo Erzuah CPP
Anlo Komla Agbeli Gbedemah CPP
Anlo John Quarshie CPP
Ahanta Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah CPP
Akim Abuakwa Central J. B. Danquah[4] United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
Akim Abuakwa West William Ofori Atta[4] UGCC
Akpini-Asogli
(Trans-Volta Togoland)		 Gerald Otto Awuma UGCC
Akwapim-New Juaben Ohene Djan CPP
Cape Coast (municipal) Kwesi Plange[5] CPP
Cape Coast (rural) Joseph Essilfie Hagan CPP
Ga-Adangbe Issac Osabutey-Aguedze CPP
Kumasi East Fori Dwumah[5] CPP
Kassena Nankani South Lawrence Rosario Abavana[4] CPP
Kwahu Richard Ampadu CPP
Mampong North Yeboah Aukordieh CPP
Saltpond William Arthur CPP
Sefwi Anthony Woode CPP
Sekondi-Takoradi J. Kwesi Lamptey CPP
Sekondi-Takoradi Alfred Pobee Biney CPP
Tarkwa Emmanuel Dadson CPP
Kumasi Archie Casely-Hayford CPP
Volta River Abraham Johnson CPP
Wenchi Bediako Poku Independent
Western Akim Augustus Attafua CPP
Winneba Kojo Botsio CPP
Kobina Arku Korsah[5] CPP

Elected by territorial councils - 37 seats

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Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Comments
Asanteman Council Kofi Abrefa Busia
Northern Territories Yakubu Tali (Tolon Naa)
Northern Territories J. H. Allassani
Northern Territories Seidu Wala (Ketua Naa)
Northern Territories E. A. Mahama
Northern Territories J. A Braimah
Northern Territories Mumuni Bawumia
Northern Territories Imoru Ayarna
Northern Territories Akantigsi Afoko
Northern Territories Jambaidu Awuni

Members with commercial interests - 6 seats

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Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Comments

Appointed by the Governor of the Gold Coast - 3 seats

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Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Comments

See also

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References

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