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Another new constitution was promulgated in 1954, followed by elections the same year, also won by the CPP. Following another convincing election victory by Nkrumah's party in 1956, Gold Coast became the first sub-Saharan African state to gain independence (aside from apartheid South Africa) on 6 March 1957, changing its name to Ghana.
The 1951 election was the first in Africa to be held under universal suffrage. In the 1927 Gold Coast general election, four of the nine Africans elected on the Legislative Council were J. E. Casely Hayford [3] (Sekondi), John Glover Addo [4] (Accra), Kobina Arku Korsah [5] (Cape Coast) and Nana Ofori Atta [2] for the Western Province.
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.
The presidential election is won by having more than 50% of valid votes cast, [3] whilst the parliamentary elections is won by simple majority, and, as is predicted by Duverger's law, the voting system has encouraged Ghanaian politics into a two-party system, creating extreme difficulty for anybody attempting to achieve electoral success under any banner other than those of the two dominant ...
1946 - First legislative council elections take place. [6] 1951- Kwame Nkrumah won the Gold coast Legislative elections for 1952 Gold coast Legislative Assembly. 1957 March - Ghana becomes independent with Kwame Nkrumah as prime minister. [1] 1960 - Ghana becomes a republic. Kwame Nkrumah becomes the country's first elected president. [6]
Pages in category "Elections in Ghana" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... 1951 Gold Coast general election;
A new constitution was formed in 1951 which conferred on the country a self-governing status. The United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was the first native political party in the Gold Coast. [14] General elections were held in 1951. The election was the first in Africa to be held under universal suffrage. [15]
The following elections occurred in the year 1951: Africa. 1951 Gambian legislative election; 1951 Gold Coast legislative election; 1951 Liberian general election;