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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.
Eric Afful also of the NDC, won the seat with 52.64% of the vote. The closest in the election was Paul Dekyi of the NPP who had 43.54% of the total votes cast. [28] Abuakwa North - 29 March 2016 - Following the death of J B Danquah Adu of the NPP, a by-election was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana at the end of March 2016. [29]
In rural areas the CPP won 29 of the 33 seats, taking around 72% of the vote. [7] The main opposition, the United Gold Coast Convention, fared badly, winning only three seats, and was disbanded following the elections. [8] Former members of the UGCC went on to form the Ghana Congress Party (which later became the United Party). [9]
William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party had 0.58% while Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana had 0.1% of the total votes cast. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Mfantseman - As the death of the sitting MP, Ekow Hayford was less than 3 months before the 2020 Ghanaian general election , no by-election was arranged as stipulated by the Ghanaian ...
Obuasi (Ghana parliament constituency) Obuasi East (Ghana parliament constituency) Obuasi West (Ghana parliament constituency) Odotobri (Ghana parliament constituency) Offinso North (Ghana parliament constituency) Offinso South (Ghana parliament constituency) Oforikrom (Ghana parliament constituency) Old Tafo (Ghana parliament constituency)
4x4 released their second album Contestant No. 1 in 2007, with the single "HotGirls.com" featuring a new artist, Fresh Prince (Prince Tamakloe). The song is reputed to have introduced crunk to Ghanaian culture, [3] and earned the group a Ghana Music Award nomination in 2008.
As at January 2025, there are 15 political parties according to the Electoral Commission of Ghana. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Of these, a total of 11 parties indicated their willingness to participate in the political programmes by the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation leading up to the 2020 Ghanaian general election . [ 5 ]
Francis Bawaana Dakurah of the NDC won the seat with a majority of 9,337 (59.0%) beating the NPP candidate and immediate past District Chief Executive, Justin Bayelah Dakurah to second place. [14] Chereponi constituency - 29 September 2009 - Doris Asibi Seidu died on 31 July 2009 after an illness. [5]