List of MLAs elected in the 1954 Gold Coast general election

Colonial Era
1951 Assembly	(election)
1954 Assembly	(election)
1956 Assembly	(election)
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This is a list of people elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast on 15 June 1954. Unlike the previous Legislative Assembly, all members were elected directly by the general population. The membership was also increased to 104.

Composition

Affiliation	Members
Convention People's Party CPP	71
Northern People's Party (NPP)	12
Togoland Congress (TC)	2
Ghana Congress Party (GCP)	1
Muslim Association Party (MAP)	1
Anlo Youth Association (AYA)	1
Independents	16
Total	104
Government Majority

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected in the Gold Coast 1954 election. Some notable politicians lost their seats in this election. These include four members of The Big Six. The first was Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey who lost out to Kwame Nkrumah in Accra Central. The next was J. B. Danquah, a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention and now a member of the Ghana Congress Party who lost to a relative, Aaron Ofori-Atta. A third member of the Big Six, William Ofori Atta of the GCP failed to keep his Akim Abuakwa West seat. The fourth was Edward Akufo-Addo who lost the Akwapim South election. The former wife of J. B. Danquah, Mabel Dove Danquah (divorced in 1941) became the first female in the country to be elected when she won the Ga (rural) seat, beating Nii Amaa Ollennu. Kweku Bankole Awooner-Renner, leader of the Muslim Association Party failed to win the Accra West seat. ^[1]

Two MPs were elected unopposed. They were F. E. Tachie-Menson (Denkyira) and W. M. N. Dzietror (South Tongu). Nkrumah had the single highest vote in the election, 13,938. ^[2]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comment	Previous MP	Previous Party
Adansi Banka	John Young Ghann [3]	CPP		N. B. Abubekr [4]
Agona Kwabre	J. E. Jantuah [5]	CPP
Ahafo	A. K. Senchirey	CPP
Amansie East	A. R. Boakye	CPP
Amansie West	K. A. Amankwa	CPP
Ashanti-Akim	Charles de Graft Dickson	CPP
Atebubu	J. S. Yeboah	CPP
Atwima-Amansie	I. J. Adomako-Mensah	CPP
Atwima-Nwabiagya	J. Baidoo	CPP
Berekum	J. G. Awuah	CPP
Juaben-Edweso	C. E. Osei	CPP
Kumasi North	Archie Casely-Hayford	CPP	6,133 votes	Archie Casely-Hayford (Kumasi)	CPP
Kumasi South	Edward Asafu-Adjaye	CPP	11,232 votes
Obuasi	R. O. Amoako-Atta	CPP
Offinso Kwabre	C. C. K. Addei	CPP
Sekyere East	Krobo Edusei	CPP
Sekyere West	O. Bonsu	CPP
Sunyani East	Boahene Yeboah-Afari	CPP
Sunyani West	Stephen Willie Yeboah	CPP
Wenchi East	C. S. Takyi	CPP
Wenchi West	Kofi Abrefa Busia [1] (Leader of GCP)	GCP	3,754 votes formerly represented Asanteman Council
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comment	Previous MP	Previous Party
Accra Central (Ashiedu Keteke)	Kwame Nkrumah	Convention People's Party (CPP)	13,938 votes	Kwame Nkrumah	CPP
Accra East	Ebenezer Ako-Adjei	CPP	11,660 votes
Accra West	Thomas Hutton-Mills	CPP	11,084 votes	Thomas Hutton-Mills	CPP
Ada	Charles Ofoe Cudeto Amattey	CPP
Akim Abuakwa Central	Aaron Ofori-Atta	CPP	4,958	J. B. Danquah now with (GCP)	United Gold Coast Convention
Akim Abuakwa East	K. Amoah-Awuah	CPP	1,207
Akim Abuakwa North	C. E. Nimo	CPP
Akim Abuakwa West	S. A. Owusu-Afari	CPP		William Ofori Atta now with (GCP)	United Gold Coast Convention
Akim Abuakwa South	Kwasi Sintim Aboagye	CPP
Akwapim North	J. R. Asiedu	CPP
Akwapim South	K. Asiam	CPP
Dangbe-Shai	C. T. Nylander	CPP
Ga Rural	Mabel Dove Danquah (First female MP)	CPP
Kwahu North	Erasmus Isaac Preko	Independent
Kwahu South	W. A. Wiafe	CPP
Manya Krobo	A. M. Johnson	CPP
Mid-Volta	J. Arjarquah	CPP
New Juaben	S. G. Nimako	CPP		Ohene Djan	CPP
North Birim	A. E. Attafuah	CPP
Osudoku	Alex Kwablah [6]	Independent
South Birim	D. K. A. Kwarteng	CPP
Yilo Krobo	E. H. T. Korboe	CPP
Bawku	Adam Amandi	Independent	3,118 votes
Bolga	R. B. Braimah	NPP	3,997 votes
Bongo	W. A. Amoro	CPP	2,201 votes
Builsa	A. Afoko	CPP	8,851 votes	A. Afoko	Northern Territories
Dagomba East	J. H. Allassani	CPP	2,766 votes	J. H. Allassani	Northern Territories
Dagomba North	S. I. Iddrisu	CPP	6,880 votes
Dagomba South	Yakubu Tali (Tolon Naa)	NPP	3,838 votes	Yakubu Tali (Tolon Naa)	Northern Territories
Frafra East	T. K. Yentu	NPP	4,224 votes
Gonja East, Yeji and Prang	J. A. Braimah	Independent	4,286 votes	J. A. Braimah	Northern Territories
Gonja West	E. A. Mahama	CPP	4,599 votes	E. A. Mahama	Northern Territories
Gulkpegu-Nanton	A. Osumanu	NPP	2,238 votes
Jirapa-Lambussie	S. D. Dombo (leader of NPP)	NPP	4,227 votes
Kassena-Nankanni North	C.K. Tedam (now Chairman of New Patriotic Party Council of Elders)	CPP	6,880 votes
Kassena-Nankani South	Lawrence Rosario Abavana	CPP	5,795 votes	Lawrence Rosario Abavana	CPP
Kusasi Central	J. Awuni	NPP	6,349 votes	Jambaidu Awuni	Northern Territories
Kusasi East	I. Asigri	NPP	3,024 votes
Kusasi West	A. Asumda	CPP	4,366 votes
Lawra-Nandom	Abayifaa Karbo [7]	NPP	2,764 votes
Nanum-Dagbon	N. Atta	CPP	7,344 votes
Savelugu	Sumani Bukhari [8]	Independent	1,755 votes
South Mamprusi East	Mumuni Bawumia	NPP	6,107 votes	Mumuni Bawumia	Northern Territories
South Mamprusi West	J. K. Yakubu	CPP	1,384 votes
Talensi	A. T. Anaffu	Independent	2,047 votes
Tumu	Imoru Egala [9]	CPP	3,599 votes
Wala North	Jatoe Kaleo	NPP	4,716 votes
Wala South	Bukari K. Adama	NPP	4,931 votes
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comment	Previous MP	Previous Party
Akan Krachi	Joseph Kodzo	CPP
Anlo East	C. H. Chapman	CPP
Anlo North	N. K. Maglo	Independent
Anlo South	Modesto Apaloo (Leader of Anlo Youth Association (AYA))	AYA
Buem	F. Y. Asare	CPP
Central Tongu	F. K. D. Goka	CPP
Ho East	F. R. Ametowobla	Independent
Ho West	K. Ayeke	TC
Keta	K. A. Gbedemah	CPP
Kpandu North	S. G. Antor (Leader of Togoland Congress (TC))	TC	8,221 votes
Kpandu South	G. R. Arhin	CPP
South Tongu	W. M. N. Djietror	CPP
Upper Tongu	Stephen Allen Dzirasa	CPP
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Comment	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abura Asebu	J. E. Hagan	CPP
Agona	A. D. Appiah	Independent
Agona Swedru	E. K. Bensah	CPP
Ahanta-Shama	A. E. Inkumsah	CPP		Ashford. E. Inkumsah (Ahanta)	CPP
Ajumako-Asikuma	A. S. Abban	CPP
Amenfi-Aowin	P. K. K. Quaidoo	CPP
Assin Rural	Daniel Buadi	CPP
Awutu	A. J. D. Hammond	CPP
Bibiani	J. K. Essien	CPP
Cape Coast	N. A. Welbeck	CPP	7,665 votes	Joseph Essilfie Hagan	CPP
Denkyira	F. E. Techie-Menson [1]	CPP
Eastern Gomoa	C. C. K. Baah	CPP
Eastern Nzima-Axim	W. Baidoe-Ansah	CPP
Ekumfi-Enyan	S. K. Otoo	CPP
Elmina	K. O. Thompson	CPP
Saltpond	Kofi Baako	CPP		William Arthur	CPP
Sefwi Wiawso	M. Y. Kumi	CPP
Sekondi-Takoradi	J. Arthur	CPP	11,143
Wassaw Central	Samuel Emanful Arkah	CPP
Wassaw South	K. Ocran	Independent
Western Nzima	J. B. Erzuah	CPP		John Bogolo Erzuah (Ankobra)	CPP
Winneba (Western Gomoa)	Kojo Botsio	CPP		Kojo Botsio	-

See also

• Parliament of Ghana
• 1954 Gold Coast legislative election

References

1. Dokosi, Michael. "The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
2. Bob-Milliar, George (October 2014). "Verandah Boys versus 'Reactionary Lawyers': Nationalist Activism in Ghana, 1946–1956". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 47 (2): 307–311. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
3. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "Debates, Issue 1". Debates. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954.
5. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "State Burial for Naa Abeifaa Karbo". Modern Ghana. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
8. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 1.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. "Ghana Mourns Egala". Daily Graphic. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2 April 1981.

External links

• African Elections Database
• The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election