Second Republic
1969 Parliament MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969 The election of Members of Parliament to the Parliament of the Second Republic was held on 29 August 1969.-Seats composition:-List of MPs elected in the general election:...	(1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 August 1969. This was the first parliamentary election since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. The election was to select members for the 140 seat legislative body. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader... )
Third Republic
1979 Parliament	(1979 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.-Results:Approximately 5,000,000 people were registered for the elections.-See also:... )
Fourth Republic
1st Parliament	(1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 December 1992. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1979 election, 13 years earlier. Presidential elections were held earlier on 3 November 1992. Only 28.1% of the registered voters turned out for the parliamentary elections... )
2nd Parliament	(1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 1996. Presidential elections were held on the same day. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Con, which won 133 of the 200 seats.-Results:-By region:-See also:... )
3rd Parliament	(2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2000. Presidential elections were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections... )
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5th Parliament	(2008)

The election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.-Results:Approximately 5,000,000 people were registered for the elections.-See also:...

 of Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MPs) to the Parliament of the Third Republic was held on 18 June 1979.

Current composition

Affiliation	Members
People's National Party People's National Party (Ghana) The People's National Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic .All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the...	71
Popular Front Party Popular Front Party The Popular Front Party was the main opposition political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June 1979, PFP presidential candidate Victor Owusu won 29.9% of the vote and the party won 42 of 140 seats in the National Assembly...	42
United National Convention United National Convention The United National Convention was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In the elections held on 18 June 1979 UNC presidential candidate William Ofori Atta won 17.4% of the vote and the party won 13 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....	13
Action Congress Party Action Congress Party The Action Congress Party was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June 1979, ACP presidential candidate Frank Bernasko won 9.4% of the vote and the party won 10 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....	10
Social Democratic Front Social Democratic Front (Ghana) The Social Democratic Front was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June, 1979, SDF presidential candidate Ibrahim Mahama won 3.7% of the vote and the party won 3 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....	3
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	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

Ashanti Region - 22 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
Mampong North	Akwasi Afrifa Akwasi Afrifa Brigadier Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, a traditional ruler and politician.He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then Chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist... Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko	UNC	1979 1979 – 1981
		PNP
		PNP
Atwima Nwabagya	John Kufuor John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union...	PFP	1979 – 1981
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
Brong Ahafo Region - 12 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
		PNP
		PNP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
Central Region - 15 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		ACP
		ACP
		ACP
		ACP
		ACP
		ACP
		ACP
Eastern Region - 21 seats
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
Greater Accra Region - 11 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
Kpeshie	Peter Ala Adjetey Peter Ala Adjetey Peter Ala Adjetey was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2001 to 2005.-Early life:Peter Ala Adjetey was born on August 11, 1931 at Accra, the capital of Ghana. He obtained his basic education at St. Paul's School at La, a suburb of Accra and the Accra Bishop Boys' School. His secondary...	UNC
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PFP
		UNC
		UNC
		SDF
Northern Region - 14 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		PFP
		SDF
		SDF
		SDF
Upper Region -16 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
		PFP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
		PNP
Volta Region - 16 seats
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
Western Region - 13 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority
Nzema East	Isaac Chinebuah Isaac Chinebuah Dr.Isaac K. Chinebuah was an academic and the foreign minister in the People's National Party government of the Third Republic of Ghana.- Career :...	PNP
Jomoro Jomoro (Ghana parliament constituency) Jomoro is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Jomoro is located in the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana.-Boundaries:...	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.

See also

• Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979
  Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979
  The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.-Results:Approximately 5,000,000 people were registered for the elections.-See also:...
  
  
• Parliament of Ghana
  Parliament of Ghana
  The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...
  
  
• Jacob Hackenbug Griffiths-Randolph
  Jacob Hackenbug Griffiths-Randolph
  Justice Jacob Hackenbug Griffiths-Randolph was a judge and also the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana during the Third Republic.He was once Commissioner of Income Tax during the First Republic of Ghana. He went into exile in Togo in 1962....
  
   - Speaker
  Speaker (politics)
  The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
  
   of the Parliament of the 3rd Republic
  Parliament of Ghana
  The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...
  
  .

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