List of MPs elected in the 1979 Ghanaian parliamentary election

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The election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Parliament of the Third Republic was held on 18 June 1979. [1]

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Current composition

AffiliationMembers
People's National Party 71
Popular Front Party 42
United National Convention 13
Action Congress Party 10
Social Democratic Front 3
Independent 1
 Total140
 Government Majority2

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 18 June 1979, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat prior to the election.

Table of contents:

Ashanti RegionBrong Ahafo RegionCentral RegionEastern RegionGreater Accra Region
Northern RegionUpper RegionVolta RegionWestern Region
Postponed pollsChangesBy-electionsNotes and ReferencesSee alsoExternal links and sources

Ashanti Region - 22 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
AdansiSamuel Asante-FosuhenePFP
AsokwaOsei Asibey [2] PNP
ObuasiF. K. MensahPNP
Atwima Nwabagya John Kufuor [3] PFP
Asante-Akim North Nana Akuoko Sarpong [4] PFP
Afigwa KwabreKwadwo Ofori-KuraguPFP
Agona KwabreIsaac Kwasi BoakyePFP
Ahafo AnoJohn AsantePFP
Amansie Central K. P. Agyekum PFP
Amansie EastKwame Adum-AttaPFP
Amansie WestJoseph Kofi ObengPFP
Atwima AmansieYaw Joseph OwusuPFP
Atwima MponuaDaniel DonkorPFP
Asante-Akim SouthSampson Kwaku BoafoPFP
BantamaKwabena Adai MensahPFP
Juaben EjisuJohn Emmanuel AmoahPFP
ManhyiaCharles AmankwahPFP
Mampong NorthGen. A. A. Afrifa (deceased)UNC
Mampong South Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani PFP
OffinsoKwadwo Takyi-BerkoPFP
SekyereBasoa Reo AddaiPFP
Subin T. K. Aboagye PFP

Brong Ahafo Region - 12 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
TechimanGyewu Baafour OsafoPFP
Kwame Danso J. E. Adarkwa- YiadomPNP
Asunafo Alfred Badu-Nkansah PFP
AsutifiThomas BroniPFP
AtebubuAbdul Rahman MohammedPNP
BerekumJ. H. Owusu-Acheampong [5] PFP
DormaaS. A. MansonPFP
JamanMartin AdanePFP
NkoranzaKwadwo Apeah-KubiPFP
SunyaniKwadwo Owusu-SekyereIndp.
TanoBadu KyetPFP
Wenchi WestJoseph K. AmankwahPFP

Central Region - 15 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
AgonaHaizel S. KwesiPNP
AssinEbeneezer A. AntiPNP
DenkyiraAgatha A. AwuahPNP
Efutu Kow N. Arkaah PNP
EkumfiJames Kow Rockson [2] PNP
Gomoa AkyempimKankam da CostaPNP
SwedruEmmanuel K. B. MintahPNP
TwifuFrancis K. BuahPNP
AburaThomas K. AffulACP
AjumakoNana Y. ImpraimACP
Cape CoastK. Bassa Quansah [2] ACP
EsikumaMrs. Constance CommeyACP
KomendaFrancis Ekow EshunACP
MfantismanBenjamin A. YemoahACP
Gomoa AssinG. K. BenjahACP

Eastern Region - 21 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
AkropongKwasi AkotoPNP
AsamankeseAdjei AlexanderPNP
DensuagyaMrs. Elizabeth Kusi-AidooPNP
KoforiduaSamuel Kwasi AmofaPNP
KroboCharles Kwesi NarhPNP
ManyaRev. Gabriel Narh KumasaPNP
Mid-Volta Michael Paul Ansah PNP
NsawamEdwin T. AboahPNP
OdaS. B. AttafuaPNP
SuhumAyisi E. A. KwabenaPNP
Yilo OsodokuEmmanuel Kwadwo ObuadeyPNP
AbetifiEmmanuel Kwadwo AduPFP
AframBenson Benjamin OforiPFP
Begoro Jones Ofori-Atta [2] PFP
BirimAfrifa Yaw AhenkoraPFP
Birim AnafoS. K. A. Gyebi- OfosuPFP
Nkwakwa Kwaku Baah PFP
AbuakwaAlexander K. OtchereUNC
AkwatiaLionel Kofi AblordepeyUNC
AsiakwaAsante Kwesi YeboaUNC
KadeA. B. AnkomahUNC

Greater Accra Region - 10 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
Kpeshie Peter Ala Adjetey [6] UNC
Osu Clottey Harry Sawyerr [7] UNC
Ada Eunice Ametor-Williams PNP
AyawasoAlhaji Mohammed FarlPNP
Dangbe ShaiE. V. T. Engmann [2] PNP
GaE. S. M. CommodorePNP
OkaikweiJ. Nee Amartey HydePNP
TemaSeth Laryea TettehPNP
Ashiedu Keteke S. A. Odoi Sykes PFP
AblekumaAdotey Nelson-CofieUNC

Northern Region - 14 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
BunkpuruguJohn Laar NurokinaPNP
Gonja EastFrancis Kwame DonkorPNP
Gonja CentralSeidu ZakariaPNP
Gonja WestYakubu SaakaPNP
NaleriguMahama Edmond DramaniPNP
NamumbaAdam Marshal AduPNP
Walewale John S. Nabila PNP
ChereponiSamuel U. DalafuPFP
GushieguAbdulai Al-HassanPFP
Tolon Roland Issifu Alhassan PFP
YendiShani Alhaji MohammedPFP
Mion-NantonOliver Sigli MahamuduSDF
SaveluguP. W. Iddrisu ArdaniSDF
TamaleAlhaji Abubakar AlhassanSDF

Upper Region -16 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
Bawku Frank Abdulai Ayariga [8] [9] PNP
Bawku WestMathias K. AtubigaPNP
BolgatangaAwulimbond Nicholas AdamboePNP
BongoAsoko AsampambilaPNP
Chiana PagaKubaje Andrea AmidilaPNP
Jirapa-LambussieDyyaka S. BawaPFP
LawraGandaa NaabomoPNP
NadawliJ. I. AsamanPNP
NavrongoNoble A. M. BayeridzoaPNP
SandemaPaul Oscar AnalaPNP
TalensiDavid ZanleriguPNP
Tampane-GaruDominic A. AkudagoPNP
TumuJohn Kofi BeninPNP
WaAbdul Moomin AlhajiPNP
Wa EastSakara Adam BadounPNP
Zebilla Agbango G. AkeyaPNP

Volta Region - 16 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
DzodzePeter Atsu DzilaPNP
AnloHugh C. TamakloeUNC
Akan Kojo Obed Amoako-Prempeh PNP
AvenorJoseph B. YegbeUNC
BiakoyeKwadzo AmoahPNP
BuemMonica P. AtenkahPNP
Dayi East Nelson Avega Agbesi PNP
Dayi WestConstance C. FitihPNP
Ho EastTogbe Zokah IIIPNP
Ho WestSamuel Yao DzebuPNP
Keta Leo P. TorsuUNC
KrachiJoseph Kofi KapiPNP
Krachi NkwantaKwame Benjamin NyamePNP
Some-AflaoBenjamin Kwabla KpeseseUNC
Tongu-NorthJonathan K. DowokporPNP
Tongu South Godfried K. Agama [2] UNC

Western Region - 13 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajority
AhantaJohn Bennett GrantPNP
AmenfiPaul K. DamoahPFP
Aowin W. K. Asamoah-Tannor PNP
Bibiani A. O. F. Tawiah PNP
Jomoro J. V. L. Mensah [10] PNP
Nzema East Isaac Chinebuah [2] PNP
Sefwi-WiawsoIsaac K. FuakyePNP
SekondiJoseph E. ArbuahACP
Shama Ernest Nii Tachie-Otoo ACP
TakoradiWilliam N. GramACP
Tarkwa-Aboso Kwamena Ocran [2] PNP
Wassa-EastAnthony L. NtsiakoPNP
Wassa-West Roland Atta-Kesson PNP

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