People's Action Party (Ghana)
People's Action Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Imoru Ayarna |
| Founder | Imoru Ayarna |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Dissolved | 1970 |
| Merged into | Justice Party with National Alliance of Liberals and United Nationalist Party |
| National affiliation | Ghana |
| Parliament (1969-1970) | 2 / 140
|
The People's Action Party (PAP) was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969-1972). In elections held on 29 August 1969, the PAP won 2 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly. The party's leader and founder was Imoru Ayarna.[1][2]
Election results
The party was one of five to contest the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[3] The party won two seats in the Western Region of Ghana. These were the Nzema West constituency which was won by Francis Asuah Amalemah[4] and the Nzema East seat won by Timothy Amihere Mensah[5][6] Imoru Ayarna himself also contested the elections but did not win a seat.[2]
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Number of PAP votes | Share of votes | Seats | +/- | Position | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 51,125 | 3.40% | 2 | 4th | Opposition |
Merger
In October 1970, the PAP together with the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) and the United Nationalist Party (UNP) merged to form the Justice Party to provide a unified opposition in parliament.[7]
References
- ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 146
- ^ a b "Imoro Ayarna is dead". GhanaWeb. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "GHANA" (PDF). ipu.org. Inter-Parliamentary Union. pp. 70–71. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 153.
- ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Ghana: Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 241.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates. Ghana: Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1970.
- ^ "The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.