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The 2020 Ghanaian general election was held on 7 December 2020 to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.[1] The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though is qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 275 constituencies in Ghana. The 8th Parliament convened on 7 January 2021 to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
Current composition
[edit]Affiliation | Members |
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New Patriotic Party (NPP) | 137 |
National Democratic Congress (NDC) | 137 |
Independent | 1 |
Total | 275 |
Government Majority | -1 |
Source: GhanaWeb |
List of MPs elected in the general election
[edit]Some of the MPs who had been in parliament for many years decided not to stand again in the 2020 election. There were 11 in this category including Alban Bagbin, MP for Nadowli West constituency and previously Nadowli North since 2001. As many as 40 NPP MPs lost their primaries while 9 suffered the same fate in the NDC.[2]
Table of contents:
Ahafo Region • Ashanti Region • Bono Region • Bono East region • Central Region • Eastern Region • Greater Accra Region • Northern Region
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- ^ Quayson was ordered by the Supreme Court of Ghana to stop sitting as an MP on 13 April 2022. This follows him appealing a Cape Coast High Court decision nullifying his election and ordering a by-election.
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Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]- 2024 Ghanaian general election
- Parliament of Ghana
- List of general elections in Ghana
- List of female members of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana
References
[edit]- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: Ghanaians vote in crucial elections today". GhanaWeb. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Election 2020: Notable MPs who will not return to Parliament next year". GhanaWeb. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Ahafo Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Ashanti Region". GhanaWeb.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Bono Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Bono East Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Adu-Gyamerah, Emmanuel (17 December 2020). "NDC wins contentious Sene West seat with 16 votes difference". Graphic Online. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Central Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Eastern Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Greater Accra Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Northern Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For North East Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Oti Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Savannah Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Upper East Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Upper West Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Volta Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Western Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results For Western North Region". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- List of new members entering parliament - GhanaWeb
- List of MPs not returning after December 2020 election - GhanaWeb