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 Region • Brong Ahafo Region • Central Region • Eastern Region • Greater Accra Region
Northern Region • Upper Region • Volta Region • Western Region
Postponed polls • Changes • By-elections • Notes and References • See also • External 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

Mampong North constituency - Akwasi Afrifa was executed on 26 June 1979, eight days after he was elected MP. In a by-election later, Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko was elected to replace his vacant seat.

Notes and references

↑ "Elections in Ghana - 18 June 1979 National Assembly Election". African Elections Database. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
↑ "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.
↑ "Ex-Speaker of Parliament:Peter Ala Adjetey". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
↑ "Harry Sawyerr Profile". Famous People. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
↑ "Hassan Abdulai Ayariga". Election Results. Daily Graphic Online. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
↑ "Hassan Ayariga's Bio". Ayariga Hassan. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

External links and sources

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Second Republic: (1969 – 1972)	Nii Amaa Ollennu

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