List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast legislative election

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 (1951)
1954 Assembly (1954)
First Republic
1957 Parliament (1956)
1965 Parliament (1965)
Second Republic
1969 Parliament (1969)
Third Republic
1979 Parliament (1979)
Fourth Republic
1992-1996-2000
2004-2008-2012
2016-2020

Composition
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

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

Elected Members - 38 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Comments
Accra Central
(Ashiedu Keteke)		Kwame Nkrumah[3]Convention People's Party (CPP)
Accra WestThomas Hutton-MillsCPP
AnkobraJohn Bogolo ErzuahCPP
AnloKomla Agbeli GbedemahCPP
AnloJohn QuarshieCPP
AhantaAshford Emmanuel InkumsahCPP
Akim Abuakwa CentralJ. B. Danquah[4]United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
Akim Abuakwa WestWilliam Ofori Atta[4]UGCC
Akpini-Asogli
(Trans-Volta Togoland)		Gerald Otto AwumaUGCC
Akwapim-New JuabenOhene DjanCPP
Cape Coast (municipal)Kwesi Plange[5]CPP
Cape Coast (rural)Joseph Essilfie HaganCPP
Ga-AdangbeIssac Osabutey-AguedzeCPP
Kumasi EastFori Dwumah[5]CPP
Kassena Nankani SouthLawrence Rosario Abavana[4]CPP
KwahuRichard AmpaduCPP
Mampong NorthYeboah AukordiehCPP
SaltpondWilliam ArthurCPP
SefwiAnthony WoodeCPP
Sekondi-TakoradiJ. Kwesi Lamptey CPP
Sekondi-TakoradiAlfred Pobee BineyCPP
TarkwaEmmanuel DadsonCPP
KumasiArchie Casely-HayfordCPP
Volta RiverAbraham JohnsonCPP
WenchiBediako PokuIndependent
Western AkimAugustus AttafuaCPP
WinnebaKojo BotsioCPP
Kobina Arku Korsah[5]CPP

Elected by territorial councils - 37 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyComments
Asanteman CouncilKofi Abrefa Busia
Northern TerritoriesYakubu Tali (Tolon Naa)
Northern TerritoriesJ. H. Allassani
Northern TerritoriesSeidu Wala (Ketua Naa)
Northern TerritoriesE. A. Mahama
Northern TerritoriesJ. A Braimah
Northern TerritoriesMumuni Bawumia
Northern TerritoriesImoru Ayarna
Northern TerritoriesAkantigsi Afoko
Northern TerritoriesJambaidu Awuni

Members with commercial interests - 6 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyComments

Appointed by the Governor of the Gold Coast - 3 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyComments

Notes and references
  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. Dokosi, Michael. "The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. Dokosi, Michael. "Of personalities, parties and curiosities in the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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