List of MLAs elected in the 1954 Gold Coast legislative election

This is a list of people elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast on 15 June 1954. Unlike the previous Legislative Assembly, all members were elected directly by the general population. The membership was also increased to 104.

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	71
Northern People's Party (NPP)	12
Togoland Congress (TC)	2
Ghana Congress Party (GCP)	1
Muslim Association Party (MAP)	1
Anlo Youth Association (AYA)	1
Independents	16
Total	104
Government Majority

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected in the Gold Coast 1954 election. Some notable politicians lost their seats in this election. These include four members of The Big Six. The first was Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey who lost out to Kwame Nkrumah in Accra Central. The next was J. B. Danquah, a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention and now a member of the Ghana Congress Party who lost to a relative, Aaron Ofori-Atta. A third member of the Big Six, William Ofori Atta of the GCP failed to keep his Akim Abuakwa West seat. The fourth was Edward Akufo-Addo who lost the Akwapim South election. The former wife of J. B. Danquah, Mabel Dove Danquah (divorced in 1941) became the first female in the country to be elected when she won the Ga (rural) seat, beating Nii Amaa Ollennu. Kweku Bankole Awooner-Renner, leader of the Muslim Association Party failed to win the Accra West seat.[1]

Elected Members
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comment	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abuakwa East	K. Amoah-Awuah	CPP	1,207 votes	Gershon Ashie Nikoi	GCP
Abuakwa West				William Ofori Atta
Abura Asebu
Accra Central (Ashiedu Keteke)	Kwame Nkrumah	Convention People's Party (CPP)	13,938 votes	Kwame Nkrumah	CPP
Accra East	Ebenezer Ako-Adjei	CPP	11,660 votes
Accra West	Thomas Hutton-Mills	CPP	11,084 votes	Thomas Hutton-Mills	CPP
Ada	Charles Ofoe Cudeto Amattey	CPP
Adansi Banka	John Young Ghann[2]	CPP		N. B. Abubekr[3]
Agona Kwabre	J. E. Jantuah[4]	CPP
Agona Swedru
Ahanta-Shama	Ashford. E. Inkumsah	CPP		Ashford. E. Inkumsah (Ahanta)	CPP
Ajumako-Asikuma	Anthony Seibu Alec Abban	CPP
Akim Abuakwa Central	Aaron Ofori-Atta	CPP	4,958	J. B. Danquah now with (GCP)	United Gold Coast Convention
Akim Abuakwa West	S. A. Owusu-Afari	CPP		William Ofori Atta now with (GCP)	United Gold Coast Convention
Akim Abuakwa South	Kwasi Sintim Aboagye	CPP
Akwapim South	K. Asiam	CPP
Amenfi-Aowin
Ankobra
Anlo	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah	CPP		Komla Agbeli Gbedemah	CPP
Anlo East
Anlo West
Ashanti-Akim
Atwima-Amansie	Isaac Joseph Adomako-Mensah	CPP
Atwima-Nwabiagya
Awutu
Berekum
Bibiani
Buem
Cape Coast	N. A. Welbeck	CPP	7,665 votes	Joseph Essilfie Hagan	CPP
Central Tongu
Dangbe-Shai	C. T. Nylander	CPP
Denkyira	F.E. Techie-Menson[1]	CPP
Eastern Gomoa	C. C. K. Baah	CPP
Eastern Nzima-Axim	W. Baidoe-Ansah
Ekumfi-Enyan
Ga Rural	Mabel Dove Danquah (First female MP)	CPP
Ho East	F. R. Ametowobla	Independent
Juaben-Edweso
Keta
Kpandu North	S. G. Antor (Leader of Togoland Congress (TC))	TC	8,221 votes
Kpandu South
Kumasi North	Archie Casely-Hayford	CPP	6,133 votes	Archie Casely-Hayford (Kumasi)	CPP
Kumasi South	Edward Asafu-Adjaye	CPP	11,232 votes
Kwahu North	Erasmus Isaac Preko	Independent
North Birim
Obuasi	R. O. Amoako-Atta	CPP
Osudoku	Alex Kwablah[5]	Independent
Saltpond	Kofi Baako	CPP		William Arthur	CPP
Sefwi Wiawso
Sekondi-Takoradi	J. Arthur	CPP	11,143
Sekyere East	Krobo Edusei	CPP
South Tongu	W.M.N. Djietror	CPP
Upper Tongu	Stephen Allen Dzirasa	CPP
Wassaw Central	Samuel Emanful Arkah	CPP
Wassaw South
Wenchi East	Kofi Abrefa Busia[1] (Leader of GCP)	GCP	3,754 votes	Kofi Abrefa Busia (Asanteman Council)	Asanteman Council
Wenchi West
Western Nzima
Winneba	Kojo Botsio	CPP		Kojo Botsio	CPP
Yilo Krobo
	Modesto K. Apaloo (Leader of Anlo Youth Association (AYA))	AYA
Northern Territories - 26 seats
Bawku	Adam Amandi	Independent	3,118 votes
Bolga	R. B. Braimah	NPP	3,997 votes
Bongo	W. A. Amoro	CPP	2,201 votes
Builsa	A. Afoko	CPP	8,851 votes	A. Afoko (Northern Territories)
Dagomba East	J. H. Allassani	CPP	2,766 votes	J. H. Allassani (Northern Territories)
Dagomba North	S. I. Iddrisu	CPP	6,880 votes
Dagomba South	Yakubu Tali (Tolon Naa)	NPP	3,838 votes
Frafra East	T. K. Yentu	NPP	4,224 votes
Gonja East, Yeji and Prang	J. A, Braimah	Independent	4,286 votes	J. A. Braimah (Northern Territories)
Gonja West	E. A. Mahama	CPP	4,599 votes	E. A. Mahama (Northern Territories)
Gulkpegu-Nanton	A. Osumanu	NPP	2,238 votes
Jirapa-Lambussie	Chief Simon Diedong Dombo (leader of NPP)	NPP	4,227 votes
Kassena-Nankanni North	C.K. Tedam (now Chairman of New Patriotic Party Council of Elders)	CPP	6,880 votes
Kassena-Nankani South	Lawrence Rosario Abavana	CPP	5,795 votes	Lawrence Rosario Abavana	CPP
Kusasi Central	J. Awuni	NPP	6,349 votes	Jambaidu Awuni (Northern Territories)
Kusasi East	I. Asigri	NPP	3,024 votes
Kusasi West	A. Asumda	CPP	4,366 votes
Lawra-Nandom	Abayifaa Karbo	NPP	2,764 votes
Nanum-Dagbon	N. Atta	CPP	7,344 votes
Savelugu	Bukhari Sumani[6]	Independent	1,755 votes
South Mamprusi East	Mumuni Bawumia	NPP	6,107 votes	Mumuni Bawumia (Northern Territories)
South Mamprusi West	J. K. Yakubu	CPP	1,384 votes
Talensi	A. T. Anaffu	Independent	2,047 votes
Tumu	Imoru Egala[7]	CPP	3,599 votes
Wala North	Jatoe Kaleo	NPP	4,716 votes
Wala South	Bukari K. Adama	NPP	4,931 votes

Notes and references

1. Dokosi, Michael. "The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
2. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Debates, Issue 1". Debates. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954.
4. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "Ghana Mourns Egala". Daily Graphic. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2 April 1981.

See also

• Parliament of Ghana
• 1954 Gold Coast legislative election

External links and sources

• African Elections Database
• The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election