List of MPs elected in the 2020 Ghanaian general election explained
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
List of MPs elected in the general election
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
North East Region • Oti Region • Savannah Region • Upper East Region • Upper West Region • Volta Region • Western Region • Western North Region
Notes • See also • References • External links and sources | |
Ahafo Region - 6 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[3] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| | NPP | 3,394 | | NPP |
| Eric Opoku | NDC | 1,395 | Eric Opoku | NDC |
| Patrick Banor | NPP | 1,959 | Benhazin Joseph Dahah | NPP |
| | NDC | 2,659 | | NDC |
| | NPP | 3,908 | | NPP |
| Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere | NPP | 2,303 | Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere | NPP |
Ashanti Region - 47 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[4] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Alex Blankson | NPP | | | NPP |
| | NPP | | | NPP |
| Afigya Kwabre North | Collins Adomako-Mensah | NPP | | | NPP |
| William Owuraku Aidoo | NPP | | William Owuraku Aidoo | NPP |
| Mavis Nkansah Boadu | NPP | | Mavis Nkansah Boadu | NPP |
| Suleman Adamu Sanid | NPP | | Suleman Adamu Sanid | NPP |
| | NPP | | | NPP |
| Johnson Kwaku Adu | NPP | | | NPP |
| | NPP | | Kwame Anyimadu - Antwi | NPP |
| | NPP | | Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi | NPP |
| Kwaku Asante-Boateng | NPP | | Kwaku Asante - Boateng | NPP |
| | NDC | | Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak[5]
(Minority Chief Whip) | NDC |
| | NPP | | | NPP |
| Kofi Amankwa-Manu | NPP | | | NPP |
| Isaac Kwame Asiamah | NPP | | | NPP |
| Benito Owusu Bio | NPP | | Benito Owusu Bio | NPP |
| Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere | NPP | | Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere | NPP |
| Francis Asenso -Boakye | NPP | | Daniel Okyem Aboagye | NPP |
| Joseph Osei-Owusu | NPP | | Joseph Osei-Owusu
(First Deputy Speaker) | NPP |
| Akwasi Darko Boateng | NPP | | Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei | NPP |
| Yaw Osei Adutwum | NPP | | Yaw Osei Adutwum | NPP |
| Nana Ayew Afriyie | NPP | | Nana Ayew Afriyie | NPP |
| John Ampotuah Kumah | NPP | | Kwabena Owusu Aduomi | NPP |
| Muhammad Bawah Braimah | NDC | | Muhammad Bawah Braimah | NDC |
| Fomena (Adansi North) | Andrew Asiamah Amoako(Second Deputy Speaker) | IND | | vacant | |
| Ama Pomaa Boateng | NPP | | Ama Pomaa Boateng | NPP |
| Philip Basoah[6] | NPP | | Philip Basoah | NPP |
| Francisca Oteng Mensah | NPP | | Francisca Oteng Mensah | NPP |
| Kingsley Nyarko | NPP | | | NPP |
| Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong | NPP | | Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong | NPP |
| Akwasi Konadu | NPP | | Collins Owusu Amankwah | NPP |
| Matthew Opoku Prempeh | NPP | | Matthew Opoku Prempeh | NPP |
| Manso Edubia | Frimpong Yaw Addo | NPP | | Frimpong Yaw Addo | NPP |
| George Kwabena Obeng Takyi | NPP | | Joseph Albert Quarm | NPP |
| Adams Abdul Salam | NDC | | George Oduro | NPP |
| Stephen Amoah | NPP | | Kennedy Kwasi Kankam | NPP |
| Adelaide Ntim | NPP | | Kwame Asafu-Adjei | NPP |
| Patrick Boakye-Yiadom | NPP | | Patrick Boakye-Yiadom | NPP |
| Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng | NPP | | Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng | NPP |
| Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi | NPP | | Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi | NPP |
| Augustine Collins Ntim | NPP | | | NPP |
| | NPP | | | NPP |
| Emmanuel Marfo | NPP | | Emmanuel Marfo | NPP |
| Vincent Ekow Assafuah | NPP | | Anthony Akoto Osei | NPP |
| | NDC | | | NDC |
| Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu | NPP | | Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
(Majority Leader) | NPP |
| Eugene Boakye Antwi | NPP | | Eugene Boakye Antwi | NPP |
Bono Region - 12 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[7] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Ahmed Ibrahim | NDC | 82 | Ahmed Ibrahim
(First Deputy Minority Leader) | NDC |
| Nelson Kyeremeh | NPP | 10,426 | Kwabena Twum-Nuamah | NPP |
| Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng | NPP | 949 | Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng | NPP |
| Kwaku Agyeman-Manu | NPP | 8,455 | Kwaku Agyeman-Manu | NPP |
| | NPP | 5,296 | William Kwasi Sabi | NPP |
| Vincent Oppong Asamoah | NDC | 1,606 | | NPP |
| Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah | NDC | 4,169 | Siaka Stevens | NPP |
| | NDC | 1,903 | Yaw Afful | NPP |
| Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh | NPP | 20,072 | Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh
(First Majoirity Chief Whip) | NPP |
| Ignatius Baffour Awuah | NPP | 3,408 | Ignatius Baffour Awuah | NPP |
| | NDC | 2,028 | Gabriel Osei | NPP |
| Wenchi | | NDC | 2,966 | George Yaw Gyan-Baffuor | NPP |
Bono East Region - 11 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[8] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Sanja Nanja | NDC | 9,991 | Kofi Amoakohene | NPP |
| Joseph Kwame Kumah | NDC | 16,961 | Kwasi Etu-Bonde | NDC |
| | NPP | 1,035 | Felicia Adjei | NDC |
| | NDC | 4,146 | Derrick Oduro | NPP |
| | NDC | 7,189 | Charles Konadu-Yiadom | NPP |
| Kwabena Donkor | NDC | 9,021 | Kwabena Donkor | NDC |
| Stephen Jalulah | NPP | 3,935 | Masawud Mohammed | NDC |
| Sene East | Dominic Napare | NDC | 5,977 | Dominic Napare | NDC |
| | NDC | 16[9] | Kwame Twumasi Ampofo | NDC |
| Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare | NDC | 2,244 | Martin Oti Gyarko | NPP |
| | NPP | 477 | Henry Yeboah Yiadom-Boachie | NPP |
Central Region - 23 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[10] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Elvis Morris Donkoh | NPP | 176 | Elvis Morris Donkoh | NPP |
| Queenstar Pokua Sawyerr | NDC | 955 | Queenstar Pokua Sawyerr | NDC |
| | NPP | 2,840 | | NPP |
| Cassiel Ato Baah Forson | NDC | 11,000 | Cassiel Ato Baah Forson | NDC |
| Alhassan Kobina Ghansah | NDC | 2,721 | Anthony Effah | NPP |
| Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | NPP | 5,007 | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | NPP |
| | NDC | 3,305 | Abena Durowaa Mensah | NPP |
| | John Ntim Fordjour | NPP | 1,320 | John Ntim Fordjour | NPP |
| Mavis Hawa Koomson | NPP | 5,553 | Mavis Hawa Koomson | NPP |
| Gizella Tetteh Agbotui | NDC | 2,876 | George Nenyi Kojo Andah | NPP |
| Kwamena Minta Nyarku | NDC | 1,329 | Barbara Asher Ayisi | NPP |
| Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan | NDC | 1,701 | Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan | NDC |
| | NPP | 14,743 | | NPP |
| Abeiku Crentsil | NDC | 2,569 | Francis Kingsley Ato Codjoe | NPP |
| Naana Eyiah Quansah | NPP | 5,959 | Naana Eyiah Quansah | NPP |
| Desmond De-Graft Paitoo | NDC | 764 | Kojo Asemanyi | NPP |
| | NDC | 4,587 | Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban | NPP |
| Bright Wireko Brobbey | NPP | 1,685 | Bright Wireko Brobbey | NPP |
| Samuel Atta Mills | NDC | 3,847 | Samuel Atta Mills | NDC |
| | | NPP | 3,583 | vacant | |
| | NDC | 1,822 | Abraham Dwuma Oddom | NPP |
| | NPP | 4,650 | Nana Amoakoh | NPP |
| | NDC | 521 | Samuel Nsowah-Djan | NPP |
Eastern Region - 33 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[11] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Bryan Acheampong | NPP | 15,499 | Bryan Acheampong | NPP |
| John Frimpong Osei | NPP | 4,041 | John Frimpong Osei | NPP |
| Gifty Twum Ampofo | NPP | 2,102 | Gifty Twum Ampofo | NPP |
| Samuel Atta Akyea | NPP | 22,157 | Samuel Atta Akyea | NPP |
| | NPP | 5,642 | Robert Kwasi Amoah | NPP |
| Betty Crosby Mensah | NDC | 9,938 | Betty Crosby Mensah | NDC |
| | NDC | 8,946 | Eric Owusu Osei | NDC |
| | NPP | 19,118 | William Agyapong Quaittoo | NPP |
| Kennedy Osei Nyarko | NPP | 6,677 | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | NPP |
| Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei | NPP | 16,141 | Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei | NPP |
| Osei Bonsu Amoah | NPP | 10,010 | Osei Bonsu Amoah | NPP |
| | NDC | 1,157 | Mercy Adu-Gyamfi | NPP |
| George Kwame Aboagye | NPP | 9,455 | George Kwame Aboagye | NPP |
| Thomas Nyarko Ampem | NDC | 1,238 | Thomas Nyarko Ampem | NDC |
| | NPP | 14,680 | | NPP |
| Kwesi Amoako Atta | NPP | 12,786 | Kwesi Amoako Atta | NPP |
| Teddy Safori Addi | NDC | 241 | Samuel Ayeh-Paye | NPP |
| Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah | NPP | 379 | Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah | NPP |
| Kofi Okyere-Agyekum | NPP | 4,790 | Kofi Okyere-Agyekum | NPP |
| | NPP | 18,471 | Kwabena Ohemeng-Tinyase | NPP |
| | NDC | 4,962 | | NDC |
| | NPP | 7,783 | Eyiah Kyei Baffour | NPP |
| | NPP | 16,054 | Seth Kwame Acheampong | NPP |
| Kwasi Boateng Adjei | NPP | 12,382 | Kwasi Boateng Adjei | NPP |
| Michael Okyere Baafi | NPP | 27,698 | Mark Assibey-Yeboah | NPP |
| Joseph Frempong | NPP | 29,795 | Eric Kwakye Darfour | NPP |
| Frank Annoh-Dompreh | NPP | 3,242 | Frank Annoh-Dompreh | NPP |
| Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah | NPP | 9,994 | Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah | NPP |
| Daniel Botwe | NPP | 9,852 | Daniel Botwe | NPP |
| | NPP | 14,857 | Frederick Opare-Ansah | NPP |
| | NDC | 2,660 | Joseph Tetteh | NPP |
| | NPP | 1,667 | Ohene Assifo Derek Bekoe | NDC |
| | NDC | 5,337 | Magnus Kofi Amoatey | NDC |
Greater Accra Region - 34 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[12] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| | NDC | 204 | Ebenezer Gilbert Nii Narh Nartey | NPP |
| Ablekuma North | Sheila Bartels | NPP | 24,840 | Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie | NPP |
| Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije | NDC | 13,698 | Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije | NDC |
| Ursula G Owusu | NPP | 6,630 | Ursula G Owusu | NPP |
| Ada | | NDC | 22,330 | Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah
(Second Deputy Minority Whip) | NDC |
| Mohammed Adamu Ramadan | NDC | 14,181 | Asamoa Yaw Buaben | NPP |
| Akwasi Owusu Afrifa-Mensa | NPP | 3,119 | Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea | NDC |
| | NPP | 29,986 | Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey | NPP |
| Ernest Henry Norgbey | NDC | 27,586 | Ernest Henry Norgbey | NDC |
| | NPP | 4,640 | Henry Quartey | NPP |
| Ayawaso East | | NDC | 8,617 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 11,397 | | NDC |
| | NPP | 2,373 | | NPP |
| Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro | | NPP | 5,304 | Habib Saad | NPP |
| Rita Naa Odoley Sowah | NDC | 6,505 | Vincent Sowah-Odote | NPP |
| Dome Kwabenya | | NPP | 12,779 | Sarah Adwoa Safo
(Deputy Majority Leader) | NPP |
| Domeabra-Obom | Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku | NDC | 8,094 | Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku | NDC |
| Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings | NDC | 8,189 | Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings | NDC |
| Joseph Akuerteh Tettey | NDC | 12,209 | Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo | NDC |
| Agnes Naa Momo Lartey | NDC | 9,246 | | NPP |
| Ledzokuku | Benjamin Narteh Ayiku | NDC | 1,866 | Benard Oko-Boye | NPP |
| Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu | NDC | 15,142 | | NPP |
| Ningo-Prampram | Samuel George Nartey | NDC | 28,750 | Samuel George Nartey | NDC |
| Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye | NDC | 6,559 | Nii Lantey Vanderpuye | NDC |
| Okaikwei Central | Patrick Yaw Boamah | NPP | 9,013 | Patrick Yaw Boamah | NPP |
| Okaikwei North | Theresa Lardi Awuni | NDC | 2,039 | Issah Fuseini | NPP |
| Okaikwei South | Dakoa Newman | NPP | 14,374 | Ahmed Arthur | NPP |
| | NDC | 1,794 | | NDC |
| Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo | NDC | 16,616 | Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo | NDC |
| Tema Central | Yves Hanson-Nortey | NPP | 14,393 | Kofi Brako | NPP |
| Tema East | Isaac Ashai Odamtten | NDC | 9,348 | Daniel Nii Kwartey Titus-Glover | NPP |
| Carlos Kingsley Ahenkora | NPP | 2,533 | Carlos Kingsley Ahenkora | NPP |
| | NPP | 28,398 | Moses Anim
(Second Deputy Majority Whip) | NPP |
| Weija Gbawe | Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah | NPP | 4,657 | Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah | NPP |
Northern Region - 18 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[13] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| | NPP | 12,227 | | NPP |
| | NPP | 2,346 | Ziblim Iddi | NPP |
| | NPP | 8,645 | Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa | NDC |
| | NDC | 2,072 | Matthew Nyindam
(First Deputy Majority Whip) | NPP |
| | NDC | 6,035 | Ras Mubarak | NDC |
| Musah Abdul-Aziz Ayaba | NDC | 7,394 | | NDC |
| | NPP | 3,446 | | NPP |
| Joseph Bukari Nikpe | NDC | 2,010 | | NPP |
| Alhassan Bashir Fuseini | NDC | 8,555 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 99[14] | | NPP |
| Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed | NDC | 7,569 | | NDC |
| Tamale North | | NDC | 11,929 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 45,890 | Haruna Iddrisu
(Minority Leader) | NDC |
| | NPP | 2,478 | | NDC |
| Habib Iddrisu | NPP | 9,284 | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | NPP |
| | NPP | 1,000 | Thomas Donkor Ogajah | NPP |
| Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama | NPP | 15,869 | | NPP |
| John Bennam Jabaah | NPP | 2,949 | | NDC |
North East Region - 6 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[15] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Abed-nego Bandim | NDC | 1,334 | Solomon Namliit Boar | NPP |
| | NPP | 6,941 | Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite | NDC |
| Issifu Seidu | NDC | 5,407 | Alima Hajia Mahama | NPP |
| Walewale | Lariba Abudu | NPP | 1,679 | Sagre Bambangi | NPP |
| Yagaba-Kubori (Walewale West) | Mustapha Ussif | NPP | 8,760 | Abdul-Rauf Tanko Ibrahim | NDC |
| Oscar Liwaal | NPP | 2,926 | Naabu Joseph Bipoba | NDC |
Oti Region - 8 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[16] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| | NDC | 6,017 | Azuz Abdl Amuniru | NDC |
| | NDC | 8,268 | | NDC |
| Iddie Kofi Adams | NDC | 11,685 | | NDC |
| Krachi East | | NDC | 527 | | NPP |
| | NDC | 1,084 | John Majisi | NDC |
| Helen Adjoa Ntoso | NDC | 496 | Helen Adjoa Ntoso | NDC |
| Nkwanta North | John Kwabena Bless Oti | NDC | 1,601 | John Oti Kwabena Bless | NDC |
| | NDC | 8,917 | | NDC |
Savannah Region - 7 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[17] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Yusif Sulemana | NDC | 13,765 | Yusif Sulemana | NDC |
| Mahama Asei Seini | NPP | 4,640 | Shaibu Mahama Kalba | NDC |
| Samuel Abu Jinapor | NPP | 2,711 | Adam Mutawakilu | NDC |
| Alhassan Abdallah Ididi | NPP | 954 | Alhassan Mumuni | NDC |
| Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah | NDC | 1,439 | Salifu Adam Braimah | NPP |
| Andrew Dari Chiwetey | NDC | 10,602 | Andrew Dari Chiwetey | NDC |
| John Abdulai Jinapor | NDC | 8,660 | John Abdulai Jinapor | NDC |
Upper East Region - 15 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[18] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Bawku Central | | NDC | 2,324 | | NDC |
| Abdulai Abanga | NPP | 454 | | NDC |
| Isaac Adongo | NDC | 16,599 | Isaac Adongo | NDC |
| | NDC | 6,352 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 8,992 | | NDC |
| James Agalga | NDC | 4,795 | James Agalga | NDC |
| Clement Apaak | NDC | 1,777 | Clement Apaak | NDC |
| Thomas Adda Dalu | NDC | 6,414 | Rudolph Nsowine Amenga-Etego | NDC |
| | NDC | 3,063 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 2,918 | | NDC |
| Sampson Tangombu Chiragia | NDC | 11,126 | | NPP |
| Pusiga | | NDC | 63[19] | | NDC |
| | NDC | 3,618 | | NDC |
| Akanvariva Lydia Lamisi | NDC | 4,477 | Joseph Dindiok Kpemka | NPP |
| | NDC | 17,619 | | NPP |
Upper West Region - 11 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[20] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Daffiama-Bussie-Issa | | NDC | 16,297 | Issa Sebastian N. Sandaare | NDC |
| Cletus Seidu Dapilaah | NDC | 15,809 | | NDC |
| Bakye Yelviel Baligi | NPP | 630 | | NDC |
| Bede A. Zeideng | NDC | 2,970 | | NPP |
| Nadowli Kaleo | Sumah Anthony Mwinikaara | NDC | 16,297 | Alban Bagbin
(Second Deputy Speaker) | NDC |
| | NPP | 4,127 | | NPP |
| Issahaku Amidu Chinnia | NPP | 870 | Abbas Ridwan Dauda | NPP |
| Sissala West | Mohammed Adams Sukparu | NDC | 3,737 | | NPP |
| | NDC | 6,202 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 7,182 | | NPP |
| Peter Lanchene Toobu | NDC | 14,407 | | NDC |
Volta Region - 18 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[21] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Kwame Governs Agbodza | NDC | 10,902 | Kwame Governs Agbodza | NDC |
| | NDC | 11,901 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 16,484 | Charles Kwesi Agbeve | NDC |
| | NDC | 5,195 | Peter Nortsu-Kotoe | NDC |
| Bernard Ahiafor | NDC | 26,070 | Bernard Ahiafor | NDC |
| | NDC | 32,920 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 24,874 | | NDC |
| Benjamin Komla Kpodo | NDC | 57,119 | Benjamin Komla Kpodo | NDC |
| | NDC | 18,442 | | NDC |
| John Peter Amewu | NPP | 5,131 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 26,433 | Richard Quashigah | NDC |
| | NDC | 4,128 | James Klutse Avedzi
(Deputy Minority Leader) | NDC |
| Ketu South | | NDC | 69,760 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 5,361 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 9,969 | | NDC |
| Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa | NDC | 37,699 | Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa | NDC |
| | NDC | 12,361 | | NDC |
| | NDC | 38,737 | | NDC |
Western Region - 17 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[22] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Ebenezer Kojo Kum | NPP | 3,989 | Ebenezer Kojo Kum | NPP |
| Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah | NDC | 4,174 | Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah | NDC |
| Nicholas Amankwah | NDC | 6,261 | Patrick Bogyako-Saim | NPP |
| Eric Afful | NDC | 2,547 | Eric Afful | NDC |
| Joseph Cudjoe | NPP | 6,043 | Joseph Cudjoe | NPP |
| Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah | NDC | 8,184 | Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah | NDC |
| Essikado-Ketan | | NPP | 2,174 | | NPP |
| Kofi Arko Nokoe | NDC | 2,533 | Catherine Abelema Afeku | NPP |
| Dorcas Affo-Toffey | NDC | 4,467 | Paul Essien | NPP |
| Prince Hamidu Armah | NPP | 11,374 | Joseph Mensah | NPP |
| Kobina Abbam Aboah Sanie | NPP | 2,201 | Alex Kofi Agyekum | NPP |
| | NDC | 17,397 | Barbara Oten-Gyasi | NPP |
| Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer | NPP | 6,949 | Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer | NPP |
| | NPP | 3,100 | Ato Panford | NPP |
| Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah | NPP | 13,839 | Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah | NPP |
| George Mireku Duker | NPP | 101 | George Mireku Duker | NPP |
| Isaac Adjei Mensah | NDC | 2,785 | Isaac Adjei Mensah | NDC |
Western North Region - 9 seats
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| Constituency | Elected MP[23] | Elected Party | Majority | Previous MP | Previous Party |
|---|
| Aowin | | NDC | 5,413 | Mathias Kwame Ntow | NDC |
| Richard Acheampong | NDC | 2,291 | Richard Acheampong | NDC |
| | NDC | 8,119 | Augustine Tawiah | NDC |
| Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai | Alfred Obeng Boateng | NPP | 17,281 | Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu | NPP |
| Sampson Ahi | NDC | 2,614 | Sampson Ahi | NDC |
| Kwabena Mintah Akandoh | NDC | 8,119 | Kwabena Mintah Akandoh | NDC |
| Sefwi-Akontombra | Alex Tetteh Djornobuah | NPP | 3,423 | Alex Tetteh Djornobuah | NPP |
| Kwaku Afriyie | NPP | 72 | Kwaku Afriyie | NPP |
| | NDC | 414 | Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah | NDC |
|
By-elections
- Kumawu - 23 May 2023 - A by-election was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. This followed the sudden death of Philip Basoah on 28 March 2023.[6] There were two independent candidates bearing the same name.[24] Ernest Yaw Anim of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) polled 15,264 votes (70.91%) while Kwasi Amankwaa of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 3,723 votes (17.29%).[25]
- Assin North - 27 June 2023. A by-election was conducted to replace James Gyakye Quayson who was removed after losing his appeal at the Cape Coast High Court.[26] Quayson won the by-election to take back the seat he had lost in the courts in April 2022. He won 17,245 votes (57.56%) beating his closest rival from the NPP Charles Opoku who had 12,630 votes (42.15%). Quayson was thus re-elected.[27]
- Ejisu - Following the death of John Kumah the incumbent MP, the Electoral Commission held a bye election in April 2024 that saw NPP's Kwabena Boateng clinch back the seat for his part with 55.8% of the total votes cast. His closest contender, a former MP for the constituency, Kwabena Aduomi secured 43.3% of the total votes cast.[28] [29] [30]
Speaker Declares Four Seats Vacant
The speaker of Parliament on October 17, declared four seats in Parliament vacant following the decision of current holders to go independent from the ticket of the political party on which they were initially elected.[31] The affected seats were NDC's Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah of Amenfi Central constituency in the Western Region, Andrew Amoakoh Asiamah of Fomena in the Ashanti Region, Kojo Asante, NPP MP for Suhum in the Eastern Region, and NPP's Cynthia Morrison of Agona West constituency.[32]
Notes
- 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. For the NDC, 7 MPs chose to retire and 8 lost the primaries. The election resulted in another 18 losing their seats so 33 NDC MPs in all from the 7th Parliament will be absent. Those from the NPP who retired were Anthony Akoto Osei, MP for Tafo Pankrono, Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah, MP for Akrofuom, Ziblim Iddi MP for Gushegu and Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey MP for Anyaa Sowutuom. The 7 from the NDC who retired were Alban Bagbin, MP for Nadowli, Richard Quashigah, MP for Keta, Inusah Fuseini, Tamale Central, Bernice Adiku Heloo, Hohoe, Magnus Kofi Amoatey, Yilo Krobo, Clement Kofi Humado, Anlo and Fiifi Kwetey for Ketu South.[33] [34]
- Fomena - In October 2020, Andrew Asiamah Amoako the incumbent MP, who was one of the 41 to lose the NPP primaries opted to stand as an independent candidate. This led to him being sacked by the party as by registering as an independent candidate, the party no longer recognised him as a member. The NPP then wrote to the Speaker of Parliament stating that he was no longer a member of the party and could not take his seat in parliament. The Speaker, Mike Oquaye subsequently declared the Fomena seat vacant in line with Article 97(1)(g) of the constitution.[35] [36] President Nana Akufo-Addo during the election campaign suggested to the people of Fomena that they would not benefit from having an independent MP and tried to woo him back.[37] [38] It is claimed Akufo-Addo cited Amoako's alleged disrespect for him as the reason why he could not work with him.[39] Amoako however won his seat as an independent.
- Mfantseman - Following the murder of the incumbent MP by armed robbers during the election campaign,[40] [41] the seat was declared vacant due to there being less than three months before the election.[42] Ophelia Hayford, widow of Ekow Hayford contested in place of her husband and won the seat.
- Assin North - On 13 April 2022, the Supreme Court of Ghana ruled by a 5-2 majority decision that James Gyakye Quayson could not continue to sit in the house as MP for Assin North. This was after he had appealed a Cape Coast High Court ruling that had nullified his election and ordered a by-election following a petition.[43] [44]
- Four first-time MPs were alleged to have continued receiving salaries from their previous jobs although they had taken their seats in parliament. Three of them, Stephen Jalulah of Pru West, Alhassan Iddi for Salaga North, and Alexander Gyan of Kintampo South have apparently returned the excess payments while Sylvester Tetteh of Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro has denied that he has collected any double salary.[45] [46]
- Ejisu - The MP for Ejisu, John Kumah died on 7 March 2024 after a short illness. He was also the Deputy Minister for Finance in the NPP government of Nana Akufo-Addo.[47] [48]
- Motion for MPs representing political parties switching allegiance to stand as independents or for other parties to vacate their seats - Haruna Iddrisu (NDC), MP for Tamale South wrote to the Speaker of Parliament invoking Article 97 (1) (g) which requires the seat of a sitting MP to be declared vacant if they leave the party on whose ticket they were voted into parliament.[49] The MPs in question are Peter Yaw Kwakye Ackah (NDC), Amenfi Central MP, Kwadjo Asante (NPP), Suhum MP, Cynthia Mamle Morrison (NPP), Agona West MP and Andrew Asiamah Amoako (Independent), Fomena MP and Second Deputy Speaker.[50] Alexander Afenyo-Markin (NPP), majority leader and MP for Effutu indicated that he had filed an application at the Supreme Court of Ghana to settle the case. The concern is that the Independent candidate votes with NPP which gives the NPP a majority of 1. If all four MPs vacate their seats, the majority loses 3 votes while NDC loses 1 leaving the NDC with a majority of 1 in the house as the NPP and NDC have 137 members each.[51] The Speaker, Alban Bagbin after listening to the debate in the house, asked to be given two days to come up with a ruling on the matter.[52] The Speaker ruled on 17 October 2024 that the four MPs have vacated their seats by notification of polls to stand for different parties than they stand for currently, they were deemed to have vacated their seats in parliament.[53] The Supreme Court of Ghana presided over by the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo granted a stay of execution of the Speaker's ruling pending a full determination of the suit filed before it.[54]
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