1954 Gold Coast general election

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outgoing members elected members

All 104 seats in the Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CPP Kwame Nkrumah 55.44 72 +38 NPP Simon Diedong Dombo 9.72 15 New GCP Kofi Abrefa Busia 4.55 1 −2 TCP Senyo Gatror Antor 3.57 3 New MAP Bankole Awoonor-Renner Cobina Kessie 3.00 1 New AYO Modesto Apaloo 1.59 1 New Independents – 22.13 11 +10 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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.

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.^[1]

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.

• List of MLAs elected in the 1954 Gold Coast general election