Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969

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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, and the first relatively free election in the country's history.

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. Instead, a figurehead 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 Party 22 1315 18 3 913210105
National Alliance of Liberals0 0 0 4 35314029
United Nationalist Party 0 0 0 0 2 0 0002
People's Action Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
All People's Republican Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Independents 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
National Total 22 13 15 22 9 14 16 16 13 140
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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