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 Parliament	(1992)
1996 Parliament	(1996)
2000 Parliament	(2000)
2004 Parliament	(2004)
2008 Parliament	(2008)
2012 Parliament	(2012)
2016 Parliament	(2016)

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 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	Gerald Otto Awuma
Akwapim-New Juaben	Ohene Djan	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
	Kwesi Plange[5]	CPP
	Kobina Arku Korsah[5]	CPP
Elected by territorial councils - 37 seats
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
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comments
Appointed by the Governor of the Gold Coast - 3 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comments

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.

See also

• Parliament of Ghana
• 1951 Gold Coast legislative election

External links and sources

• African Elections Database