Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969

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. The election was to select members for the 140 seat legislative body. The leader of the Progress Party which won the most seats Kofi Abrefa Busia, became the Prime Minister of Ghana. There were no presidential elections. There was to be a ceremonial president elected by an electoral college.

Results

Approximately 2.36 million people were registerd for the elections.

Notes and references

ee also

*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1969
*Busia government

External links and sources

* [http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#1969_National_Assembly_Election 1969 National Assembly Election on Africa Elections Database]


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