Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979
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The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.
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[edit] Results
Approximately 5,000,000 people were registerd for the elections.
[edit] Parliamentary election results |
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| People's National Party | — | — | 71 |
| Popular Front Party | — | — | 42 |
| United National Convention | — | — | 13 |
| Action Congress Party | — | — | 10 |
| Social Democratic Front | — | — | 3 |
| Independent | — | — | 1 |
| National Total | 5,000,000 (approx.) | 100% | 140 |
| Sources: Africa Elections Database | |||
[edit] Results by region |
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| Party | Ashanti | Brong Ahafo | Central | Eastern | Greater Accra | Northern | Upper | Volta | Western | Total Seats | |
| People's National Party | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 71 | |
| Popular Front Party | 19 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 47 | |
| United National Convention | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Action Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Social Democratic Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| National Total | 22 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 140 | |
| Source: Elections in Africa. A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press. 1999 | |||||||||||
[edit] Notes and references
- There are differences in the figures in both tables.
[edit] See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1979
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