This is a list of
Members of Parliament
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(MPs) elected to the
Parliament of Ghana
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History
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for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of
Ghana
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at the
1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding
presidential election
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was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by international observers. The opposition parties however claimed the election was fraudulent and boycotted this parliamentary election.
The list is arranged by
region
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and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the
bottom of the page.
Composition
The NPP, PNC, PHP and NIP all boycotted the parliamentary election and thus had no seats in parliament.
List of MPs elected in the general election
The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 1996, ordered by
region
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and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.
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By-elections
*''
New Edubiase constituency'' - 30 September 1993 - Theresa Joyce Boaffoe (NDC) beat Samuel Amoah (NPP) by a majority of 5,766.
*''
Wenchi East constituency'' - 24 January 1995 -
Hayford Osei Kwadwo (NDC) won from a field of four with a majority of 3,144 to take the seat.
[
* '' Tano South constituency'' - 7 February 1995 - Nana Koduah Kwarteng (NDC) beat Kofi Akrowiah (PCP) to second place with a majority of 3,867 from a field of four candidates.][
* '' Navrongo Central constituency'' - 4 July 1995 - John Setuni Achuliwor (Independent) won the seat with a majority of 196.][
]
Notes and references
See also
*1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ...
*Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.
History
Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, ...
*Daniel Francis Annan
Justice Daniel Francis Kweipe Annan (November 7, 1928 – July 16, 2006) was Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. He was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council government which governed Ghana prior the fourth repub ...
- Speaker
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* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
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** I ...
of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic
External links and sources
Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections
Electoral Commission of Ghana
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*1992 Parliamentary elections results
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