General elections were held in Gold Coast in 1944.
Electoral system edit
The Legislative Council had 30 members, of which 16 were 'official' members (civil servants) and 14 'unofficial' members.[1][2] Of the 14 unofficial members, three were Europeans appointed by the Governor to represent banking, mercantile and shipping interests, and two were Europeans elected by the Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Mines. The remaining nine unofficial members were Africans, six of which were elected by the Provincial Councils (three by the Eastern Province Council, two by the Central Province Council and one by the Western Province Council) and three directly-elected members representing the municipalities of Accra, Cape Coast and Sekondi.[1]
Campaign edit
In Cape Coast, the contest between Tufuhin Moore and Kofi Bentsi-Enchill saw both candidates using their supporters to bring voters to polling stations and trying to block their opponents voters from voting.[3]
Results edit
In Cape Coast, Moore defeated Bentsi-Enchill by 298 votes to 232.[3] Akilagpa Sawyerr was elected in Accra and C. W. Tachie-Menson in Sekondi.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b F.M. Bourret (1952) The Gold Coast: A Survey of the Gold Coast and British Togoland, Stanford University Press, p49
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p754
- ^ a b Roger Gocking (1999) Facing Two Ways: Ghana's Coastal Communities Under Colonial Rule, p202, 216
- ^ Martin Wight (1947) The Gold Coast Legislative Council, Faber and Faber, p273