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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. [3] Interestingly, five entertainers are joining Dzifa Gomashie, a former actress in this parliament. [4] Results of the 2020 Ghanaian parliamentary election by constituency
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2024 [1] [2] to elect the president and all 276 members of Parliament. [3] [4] The incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, having completed his constitutional term limits, was ineligible for re-election.
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 ...
Ghana Parliament constituencies (17 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Parliamentary elections in Ghana" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
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.
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]
He subsequently won the 2024 Ghanaian general election parliamentary seat for the New Patriotic Party in the Okere (Ghana parliament constituency), beating the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), Prince Henry Akim-Owiredu. He polled 19,080 votes representing 68.43%, while his opponent 8,803 representing 31.37%.