List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast general election explained

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

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
width=200	Constituency	width=300	Elected MP	width=200	Elected Party	width=100	Comments
Accra Central (Ashiedu Keteke)	Kwame Nkrumah^[3]	Convention People's Party (CPP)
Accra West	Thomas Hutton-Mills	CPP
Ankobra		CPP
Anlo		CPP
Anlo	John Quarshie	CPP
Ahanta		CPP
Akim Abuakwa Central	J. B. Danquah^[4]	United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
Akim Abuakwa West		UGCC
Akpini-Asogli (Trans-Volta Togoland)	Gerald Otto Awuma	UGCC
Akwapim-New Juaben		CPP
Cape Coast (municipal)	Kwesi Plange	CPP
Cape Coast (rural)		CPP
Ga-Adangbe	Issac Osabutey-Aguedze	CPP
Kumasi East	Fori Dwumah^[5]	CPP
Kassena Nankani South		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		CPP
Volta River	Abraham Johnson	CPP
Wenchi	Bediako Poku	Independent
Western Akim	Augustus Attafua	CPP
Winneba		CPP
		CPP
Elected by territorial councils - 37 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comments
Asanteman Council
Northern Territories
Northern Territories
	Northern Territories	Seidu Wala (Ketua Naa)
	Northern Territories
Northern Territories
	Northern Territories
Northern Territories
Northern Territories
Northern Territories
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

See also

• Parliament of Ghana
• 1951 Gold Coast legislative election

External links

• African Elections Database

Notes and References

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