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The 2024 Ghanaian general election took place on 7 December 2024 to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. [1] The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though must be qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 276 constituencies in Ghana. The 9th Parliament first convened on ...
Non-returning members (MPs) - 111 MPs in all will not return to Parliament when it opens on 7 January 2021 for varied reasons. For the NPP, 4 MPs decided to retire from Parliament while 41 lost in the NPP primaries. In the election itself, a further 33 lost their seats meaning 78 NPP MPs out of 169 from the previous parliament will not be present.
1.2 Seats with retiring MPs. 2 National Democratic Congress. ... political parties chose candidates for the 275 seats in the Parliament of Ghana. New Patriotic Party
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.
Abavana, Lawrence Rosario; Abdulai, Mohammed Mubarak see below Ras Mubarak; Albert Abongo; Acheampong, Ignatius Kutu; Addy, Mark Diamond; Aferi, Nathan Apea; Aggudey ...
The number of women elected to parliament was 40, the same as in the previous election (2020), which means that the percentage of women members of parliament in Ghana remains at 15%, a level lower than the average in the sub-region West Africa (18%), the continental African average (27%) and the global world average (also 27%). [9]
Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Parliament of Ghana, elected to the 14th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana (2021–2025). Due to military interventions, Ghana has had a 4th Republic since 7 January 1993. This was thus the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
List of MPs elected in the 2020 Ghanaian general election; Joyce Bamford-Addo - first female speaker of parliament in West Africa; List of female members of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana