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Prior to the 2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election, political parties chose candidates for the 275 seats in the Parliament of Ghana.
There were 801 candidates registered for the parliamentary election. These were from 12 political parties as well as a number of independent candidates. [4] Interestingly, five entertainers are joining Dzifa Gomashie, a former actress in this parliament. [5] Results of the 2020 Ghanaian parliamentary election by constituency
[6] [7] Mahama's running-mate Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang became the first woman to be elected as vice president of Ghana. [8] In the parliamentary elections, the NDC won a landslide victory, winning 183 out of 276 seats, while the NPP secured 88 seats, with independent candidates also winning four seats. Ablekuma North constituency is yet to be ...
At the time Ghana became an independent country, there were 104 seats in parliament. This increased to 198 after 1965 when Ghana became a one party state. At the start of the Second Republic in 1969, the number of seats were increased to 140. This did not change further until the start of the Fourth republic when it was increased from 140 to 200.
The Presidential and Parliamentary elections are organized, conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission of Ghana(EC), the official body responsible for public elections and referendums in Ghana. The Commission, headed by the Electoral Commissioner, operates independently and has the mandated by the constitution to ensure the integrity ...
The incumbent NPP candidate Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat the morning after election night. [27] [28] Mahama's running-mate Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang became the first woman to be elected as vice president of Ghana. [29] During the 2024 parliamentary elections, the NDC won a landslide victory, winning 183 out of 276 seats. [30]
Ahead of Ghana becoming a republic, the first presidential election was held on 27 April 1960. Nkrumah won 89 per cent of the vote and was subsequently declared President for life. [10] [16] In the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, all the CPP candidates were elected unopposed due to the one-party state system in place at the time. [17]
Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens who are at least 18 years old, although those declared insane are disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates must be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, and either be resident in their constituency or have lived there for at least five of the ten years prior to the election. [8]