Togoland Congress

Defunct political party in Gold Coast colony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Togoland Congress (TCP) was a political party formed in 1951 which had won three seats in the Gold Coast elections of April 1954 and two seats in the July 1956 elections, but did not survive for long afterwards. The Togoland Congress's goal was to campaign for the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state; however the party yet again failed in the May 1956 UN plebiscite held in British Togoland, which had resulted in the unification of British Togoland and the Gold Coast.[2]

Quick Facts Leader, Founded ...
Togoland Congress Organisation
Organisation de congrès au Togoland
LeaderS. G. Antor[1]
Founded1951
Dissolved1957
Merged intoUnited Party
IdeologyEwe nationalism
1954 elections3
1956 elections2
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Parliamentary elections

More information Election, Number of TC votes ...
Election Number of TC votes Share of votes Seats +/- Position Outcome of election
1956 20,352 2.92% 2 Decrease1 Decrease4th Minority in parliament[3]
1954 25,214 3.57% 3 3rd Minority in parliament[4]
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