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As Ghana was now a one-party state, all 198 MPs representing the CPP were elected unopposed.<ref>[http://www.parliament.gh/about/about_parliament_ghana.html About The Parliament of Ghana] Parliament of Ghana</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana in 1965. As the country was a one-party state at the time, no parties except President Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party (CPP), were allowed to participate.
Background
Due to a constitutional amendment passed in a referendum the previous year, the CPP had become the sole legal party. It was the first vote for the country's parliament since the pre-independence 1956 legislative elections; Nkrumah's victory in the 1960 constitutional referendum was taken as a fresh mandate from the people and the terms of National Assembly members were extended for another five years.
Results
As Ghana was now a one-party state, all 198 MPs representing the CPP were elected unopposed.[1]
Aftermath
Nkrumah was overthrown in a coup in February 1966, the CPP was dissolved, and the constitution suspended. Multi-party politics was restored by the time of the next elections in 1969.
References
- ^ About The Parliament of Ghana Archived 2010-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Ghana