The

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(MPs) to the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was held on 7 December 2008. The

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is not an elected member of parliament. There are a total of 230 constituencies in Ghana.

Current composition

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2008, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat prior to the election. __NOTOC__

Postponed polls

*Parliamentary elections in the

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constituencies had problems and were therefore deferred. The

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ordered that the election be re-run in six polling stations. Following this, the collated results made Kofi Asare of the NPP the duly elected MP for the constituency. *Results for the Asutifi South were deferred but confirmed later with Collins Dauda being sworn in.

Changes

*The MP for Kwabre West, Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah died on Friday 22 June 2012 after a short illness. *The MP for Bawku Central, Adamu Dramani Sakande was jailed for 2 years by the

for forgery on 27 July 2012. This follows a case brought in the High court by Mr Sumaila Biebel, a cattle dealer in 2009 stating that Dramani did not qualify to be an MP as he held both a

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and a Burkinabé passport. * Henry Ford Kamel, MP for

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and Minister for the Volta Region in the Mahama NDC government died on 25 December 2012 at the Military Hospital in Accra following complications related to

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By-elections

*''

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constituency'' - 7 April 2009 -

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NDC died after a period of illness necessitating this by-election. Francis Bawaana Dakurah of the NDC won the seat with a majority of 9,337 (59.0%) beating the NPP candidate and immediate past District Chief Executive, Justin Bayelah Dakurah to second place. *'' Chereponi constituency'' - 29 September 2009 - Doris Asibi Seidu died on 31 July 2009 after an illness. The

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organised a by-election for 29 September 2009. Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite (NDC) was declared the winner and duly elected MP. *'' Atiwa constituency'' - 31 August 2010 - A by-election was scheduled for 31 August 2010 following the death of Kwasi Annoh Ankama, NPP MP for Atiwa. He died during a trip to

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. Kwesi Amoako Atta also of the NPP, won the seat with a vote of 20,282 (75%). This gave him a majority of 14,092 (52.1%). *'' Wulensi constituency'' - 31 July 2012 - Following the death of the independent MP Saani Iddi in early June, the

set the above date for a by-election following registration of candidates on 3 July and 4 July 2012. All four contesting parties won an injunction in court to postpone the by-election as they wanted the Electoral Commission of Ghana to use the new voters' register which was being finalised rather than the old register used in previous elections. *'' Kwabre West constituency'' - The by-election planned for 14 August 2012 was postponed following a court order.

Notes and references

External links and sources

2008 parliamentary election results by region - Electoral Commission of Ghana2008 parliamentary election results on MyJoyOnline2008 parliamentary election results on Ghana Home Page
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