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

Postponed polls

• Parliamentary elections in the Akwatia constituencies had problems and were therefore deferred. The Supreme Court of Ghana 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 Supreme Court of Ghana 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 British and a Burkinabé passport.
• Henry Ford Kamel, MP for Buem 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 diabetes.

By-elections

• Jirapa constituency - 7 April 2009 - Edward Salia 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 Electoral Commission of Ghana 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 London. 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 Electoral Commission of Ghana 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.

See also

• 2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election
• Parliament of Ghana
• Joyce Bamford-Addo - Speaker of the 5th parliament of the 4th Republic.

References

1. "Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties". 2008 LATEST ELECTIONS. Maximiliano Herrera. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
2. ^ "MP for Kwabre West passes away". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
3. ^ Isaac Yeboah (2009-08-18). "EC declares NPP's Kofi Asare winner of Akwatia polls". MyJoyOnline News. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
4. ^ "Atiwa MP is dead". GhanaWeb. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
5. ^ "NPP MP Dies". GhanaWeb. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
6. ^ "MP for Wulensi is dead". CitiFMOnline. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
7. ^ "MP found guilty of forgery, jailed for two years". GhanaWeb. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
8. ^ "Edward Salia is dead". GhanaWeb. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
9. "Rashid Pelpuo Shocked At The Unexpected Death Of Henry Ford Kamel". GhanaWeb. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
10. "Supreme Court orders rerun of elections". General News of Wednesday, 15 July 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
11. "Two MPs sworn into office". General News of Tuesday, 21 April 2009. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
12. "2012 tragic year for Ghana politicians". GhanaWeb. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
13. "Volta Regional Minister, Ford Kamel, is dead". GhanaWeb. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
14. "Dakurah elected as MP for Jirapa". General News of Wednesday, 8 April 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
15. Vincent Amenuveve. "Five File To Contest Chereponi By-Election". News - Politics. Daily Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
16. "NDC Candidate wins Chereponi by-election". Politics of Wednesday, 30 September 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
17. "NDC assured of victory in by-election". GhanaWeb. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
18. "NPP retains Atiwa seat". GhanaWeb. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
19. "Walensi MP is dead". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
20. "EC sets July 31 for Wulensi By-Election". GhanaWeb. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
21. ^ "Court stops EC from holding Wulensi and Kwabre West by-elections". GhanaWeb. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

External links

• 2008 parliamentary election results by region - Electoral Commission of Ghana
• 2008 parliamentary election results on MyJoyOnline
• 2008 parliamentary election results on Ghana Home Page

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