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1954 Gold Coast general election

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Field	Value
election_date
election_name	1954 Gold Coast general election
country	Gold Coast
flag_year	1877
type	parliamentary
previous_year	1951
previous_election	1951 Gold Coast general election
next_election	1956 Gold Coast general election
next_year	1956
seats_for_election	All 104 seats in the legislative assembly
majority_seats	53
party1	Convention People's Party
image1	File:The National Archives UK - CO 1069-50-1.jpg
leader1	Kwame Nkrumah
leaders_seat1	Accrah Central
seats1	72
last_election1	34
party2	Northern People's Party
leader2	Simon Diedong Dombo
seats2	15
last_election2	N/A
image2
popular_vote1	391,817
popular_vote2	68,709
percentage2	9.72%
percentage1	55.44%
elected_members	List of MLAs elected in the 1954 Gold Coast general election
outgoing_members	List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast general election

General elections were held in the Gold Coast on 15 June 1954. The result was a victory for Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party, which won 72 of the 104 seats.

Background

The election was held following the approval of a new constitution on 29 April 1954. The new constitution meant that assembly members were no longer elected by the tribal councils, the Assembly was enlarged, and all members were chosen by direct election from equal, single-member constituencies. It established a cabinet composed of African ministers, and only defence and foreign policy remained in the hands of the governor; the elected assembly was given control over the majority of internal affairs.

Results

Aftermath

In May 1956 Nkrumah's government issued a white paper containing proposals for Gold Coast independence. The British Government stated it would agree to a firm date for independence if a reasonable majority for such a step were obtained in the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly after a general election. This election was held in July 1956, and resulted in another win for the CPP. Gold Coast became the independent nation of Ghana on 6 March 1957.

References

[http://www.ghana.co.uk/history/history/independance.htm The Politics of the Independence Movements] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-02-14 Ghana.co.uk)
[[Dolf Sternberger]], [[Bernhard Vogel (politician). Bernhard Vogel]], [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Klaus Landfried (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband'', p786

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