1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government.

Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the Progress Party (which won 105 of the 140 seats)[1] became Prime Minister. 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

PartyVotes%Seats
Progress Party877,31058.33105
National Alliance of Liberals463,40130.8129
United Nationalist Party57,6523.832
People's Action Party51,1253.402
All People's Republican Party27,3281.821
Independents27,2161.811
Total1,504,032100.00140
Registered voters/turnout2,361,462
Source: IPU

By region

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: UNRISD

See also

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2


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