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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 7 January 2025 to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
Greater Accra DOMEABRA-OBOM ISAAC AWUKU YIBOR ELECTED Greater Accra WEIJA-GBAWE FELIX ODARTEY LAMPTEY ELECTED Greater Accra ANYAA/SOWUTUOM EMMANUEL ADOTEY ALLOTEY ELECTED Greater Accra TROBU JOHN KOFI HALM ELECTED Greater Accra AMASAMAN SEDEM KWEKU AFENYO ELECTED Greater Accra DOME/KWABENYA FAUSTINA ELIKPLIM AKURUGU ELECTED Greater Accra MADINA
The President of Ghana is elected using the two-round system while members of Parliament are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Both are elected to four-year terms. [11] [12] Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens at least 18 years old, except for those declared insane who are disenfranchised.
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 Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though is qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 276 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.
For a list of current members, see List of MPs elected in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. The composition of the Parliament has changed over the years. There were 140 members in both the Second and the Third Republic parliaments. 2nd Republic parliament: 1969 — 1972; 3rd Republic parliament: 1979 — 1981
In a letter to the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) on Monday, 29 May 2023, Parliament of Ghana declared the Assin North constituency seat vacant making way for a by-election. [25] The EC announced 27 June 2023 as the date for the by-election in Assin North constituency in a press statement on Wednesday, 31 May 2023 and nominations will be ...
She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and member of Parliament since 2013 for the Dome Kwabenya Constituency of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [2] [3] She was the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection until 28 July 2022 when she was dismissed by President Nana Akufo-Addo. [4] [5] [6] [7]