MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979

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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]

Current composition

Affiliation Members
People's National Party 71
Popular Front Party 42
United National Convention 13
Action Congress Party 10
Social Democratic Front 3
Independent 1
 Total 140
 Government Majority 29

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

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
Mampong North Akwasi Afrifa
Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko
UNC
1979
1979 1981
PNP
PNP
Atwima Nwabagya John Kufuor[2] PFP 1979 1981
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PNP
PNP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
ACP
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
UNC
UNC
UNC
UNC
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
Kpeshie Peter Ala Adjetey[3] UNC
Harry Sawyerr[4] UNC
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PFP
UNC
SDF
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
SDF
SDF
SDF
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PFP
Bawku Frank Abdulai Ayariga[5][6] PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PFP
PFP
PFP
PFP
Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority
Nzema East Isaac Chinebuah PNP
Jomoro James Leuven Mensah PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PNP
PFP
ACP
ACP
ACP

By-elections

Notes and references

  1. "Elections in Ghana - 18 June 1979 National Assembly Election". African Elections Database. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  2. "Ghana: the real Kufuor; A new biography of President John Agyekum Kufuor--Between Faith and History--written by Ivor Agyeman-Duah, reveals the man behind the man at the helm in Accra. Osei Boateng has been reading it.". TheFreeLibrary.com. 2004. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  3. "Ex-Speaker of Parliament:Peter Ala Adjetey". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  4. "Harry Sawyerr Profile". Famous People. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. "Hassan Abdulai Ayariga". Election Results. Daily Graphic Online. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. "Hassan Ayariga's Bio". Ayariga Hassan. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

See also

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