1954 Gold Coast general election

1954 Gold Coast general election

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All 104 seats in the Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   NPP Leader Kwame Nkrumah Simon Diedong Dombo Party CPP NPP Last election 34 – Seats won 72 15 Popular vote 391,817 68,709 Percentage 55.44% 9.72%

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General elections were held in the Gold Coast on 15 June 1954. The result was a victory for Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party, which won 72 of the 104 seats.