General election in Ghana 2008

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Results of the parliamentary elections in Ghana 2008 by constituency:
        Winner NDC ;
        Winner NPP ;
        Winner PNC
        Winner CPP
        Winner Independent

The parliamentary elections in Ghana in 2008 in the West African state of Ghana took place on December 7, 2008 at the same time as the presidential elections. As a result, the New Patriotic Party , which has previously ruled, has to be content with second place behind the previous opposition party, the National Democratic Congress .

Results

voter turnout
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Eligible voters 12,472,758 100.0%
Votes cast 8,671,272 69.52% of eligible voters
Valid votes 8,465,834 97.60% of the votes cast
Invalid votes 205.438 2.40% of the votes cast
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

Results by region
Political party Ashanti Brong Ahafo * Central Eastern * Greater Accra Northern Upper East Upper West Volta Western film Total seats
National Democratic Congress 3 8th 11 7th 18th 21st 8th 6th 21st 11 114
New Patriotic Party 34 15th 8th 19th 9 4th 4th 3 1 10 107
Independent candidate 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4th
People's National Convention 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
Convention People's Party 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Number of seats in the region 39 23 * 19th 27 * 27 26th 13 10 22nd 22nd 228
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

* In two constituencies, the results were not taken into account due to possible irregularities.

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  1. ↑ Reporting on the elections in Ghana on the BBC website

See also