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List of MPs elected in the 2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election

List of MPs elected in the 2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election

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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.

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6th Parliament (2012)
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8th Parliament (2020)

The list is arranged by region and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

Composition after election

Affiliation Members
New Patriotic Party (NPP) 100
National Democratic Congress (NDC) 92
People's National Convention (PNC) 3
Convention People's Party (CPP) 1
Independent 4
Speaker and Deputies (3)
 Total 200
 Government Majority 0

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2000, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.

Table of contents:

Ashanti RegionBrong Ahafo RegionCentral RegionEastern RegionGreater Accra Region
Northern RegionUpper East RegionUpper West RegionVolta RegionWestern Region
Postponed pollBy-electionsNotes and ReferencesSee alsoExternal links and sources

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Postponed poll

  • ^a - Asutifi South constituency - 3 January 2001 - Due to the death of Philip Kofi Adjapong Amoah, (NPP) candidate standing for parliament, the elections in this constituency were postponed. Cecilia Djan Amoah, the (NPP) replacement candidate and also the widow of the deceased, won the seat with a majority of 550.[9][10]

By-elections

  • ^b - Bimbilla constituency - 14 March 2002 - Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul (NPP) won with a majority of 7621, after Mohamed Ibn Chambas had vacated the seat to take up his new job as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.[4]
  • ^c - Wulensi constituency - 4 March 2003 - Kofi Karim Wumbei (NPP), a teacher, won with a majority of 894[11] following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana on 15 January 2003.[5]
  • ^d - Navrongo Central constituency - 25 March 2003 - Joseph Kofi Adda (NPP) won with a majority of 7271,[12] following the death of John Setuni Achuliwor (NPP) who died on 29 January 2003 after a road traffic accident on [5 January 2003.[7]
  • ^e - Gomoa East constituency - 8 April 2003 - Richmond Sam Quarm (NPP) won with a majority of 6,024 following the death of Emmanuel Acheampong (NPP) in a road traffic accident on February 9, 2003.[3]
  • ^f - Amenfi West constituency - 24 April 2003 - Mrs Agnes Sonful (NPP), teacher, 52, won with a majority of 4,121[13] due to the resignation of Abraham Kofi Asante on 26 March 2003.[8]
  • ^g - Upper Denkyira constituency - 29 June 2004 - Benjamin Kofi Ayeh (NPP) won from a field of three candidates with a majority of 20,899.[14]

Notes

  • ^h - Okere constituency: The smallest winning majority in the election was just 9 votes. Brandford Kwame Daniel Adu of the NPP had 7,322 votes while Fuzzy Torbay of the NDC had 7,313 votes.[15]
  • ^i - Bantama constituency: Richard Anane of NPP won the seat by 88,649 votes to 10,679 votes for Stephen K. Boateng of the NDC. This gave him the largest majority in this election, 77,970.[15]

References

  1. "Elections 2000 : New Edubiase". ThinkGhana. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  2. "NPP retains Offinso South seat". Politics of Wednesday, 25 October 2006. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  3. "NPP wins Gomoa East by-election". Politics of Wednesday, 9 April 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  4. "NPP Wins Bimbilla Bye-Elections". General News of Friday, 15 March 2002. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  5. "Supreme Court disqualifies NDC MP". Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  6. "NPP Chairman Upsets Dead MPs Family". General News of Saturday, 8 February 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  7. "NDC MP resigns". General News of Wednesday, 26 March 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  8. "By-election Gives NPP 100th Parliamentary Seat". General News of Thursday, 4 January 2001. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  9. "Republic of Ghana Legislative election of 7 December 2000". Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  10. "NPP Wins Wulensi By-election". Politics of Wednesday, 5 March 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  11. "NPP retains Navrongo seat". Politics of Wednesday, 26 March 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  12. "NPP wins sixth by-election". Politics of Friday, 25 April 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  13. Lublin, David. "Election Passport: Houses". American University. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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