1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 August 1969. This was the first parliamentary election since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government.

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The election was to select members for the 140 seat legislative body. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the Progress Party (which won 105 of the 140 seats)[1] became the Prime Minister of Ghana. There were no presidential elections, as the system adopted was a parliamentary republic. Instead, a ceremonial president, Edward Akufo-Addo, was elected by an electoral college.

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Progress Party877,31058.3105
National Alliance of Liberals463,40130.829
United Nationalist Party57,6523.82
People's Action Party51,1253.42
All People's Republican Party27,3281.81
Independents27,2161.81
Total1,493,371100140
Registered voters/turnout2,362,665
Source: Nohlen et al.
Party Ashanti Brong Ahafo Central Eastern Greater Accra Northern Upper Volta Western Total Seats
Progress Party221315183913210105
National Alliance of Liberals000435314029
United Nationalist Party0000200002
People's Action Party0000000022
All People's Republican Party0000000011
Independents0000100001
National Total22131522914161613140
Source: Elections in Africa. A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press. 1999

Notes and references
  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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