Gold Coast Legislative Election, 1951
Elections for the Legislative Assembly were held for the first time in the Gold Coast on 8 February 1951. Although elections had been held for the Legislative Council since 1925, the Council did not have complete control over the legislation, and the voting franchise was limited to councils of chiefs. This was the first election to be held in Africa under universal suffrage.
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