Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008

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Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as presidential elections.

Results

Voter turnout
	Votes	%
Registered Voters	12,472,758	100.0%
Votes Cast	8,671,272	69.52% of registered voters
Valid Votes	8,465,834	97.60% of votes cast
Invalid Votes	205,438	2.40% of votes cast
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

Results by region
Party	Ashanti	Brong Ahafo*	Central	Eastern*	Greater Accra	Northern	Upper East	Upper West	Volta	Western	Total Seats
National Democratic Congress	3	8	11	7	18	21	8	6	21	11	114
New Patriotic Party	34	15	8	19	9	4	4	3	1	10	107
Independent	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
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
National Total	39	23*	19	27*	27	26	13	10	22	22	228
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

^* Results for two constituencies (Akwatia and Asutifi South) were withheld because of concerns over possible irregularities.

Map showing party-political geography of Ghana after 2008 parliamentary elections

See also

• MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008

External links and sources

• Electoral Commission of Ghana