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List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast general election

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and six others representing commercial interests. The CPP won all the 5 seats from the urban areas and 29 of the 33 seats from the rural areas. It also had the support of enough of the members representing the territorial council to control a total of 56 out of the 84 seats in the assembly.
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in 1951. 38 of the members were elected directly by the general population and 37 others elected by territorial councils. There were in addition 3 ex-officio members appointed by the
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The following table is a list of MPs elected on 8 February 1951 in the
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Index

1951 Assembly
election
1954 Assembly
election
1956 Assembly
election
1957 Parliament
election
1965 Parliament
election
1969 Parliament
election
1979 Parliament
election
1st Parliament
1992
2nd Parliament
1996
3rd Parliament
2000
4th Parliament
2004
5th Parliament
2008
6th Parliament
2012
7th Parliament
2016
8th Parliament
2020

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