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The election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was held on 7 December 2016.^[1] The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though he/she is qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 275 constituencies in Ghana. 45 new constituencies were created prior to the 2012 election. The 7th Parliament had its first sitting on Sunday 7 January 2017 shortly after midnight^[2] to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.

Current composition

Results from 275 constituencies are shown in the table below.^[3]

List of MPs elected in the general election

Changes

• ^a Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon in the Greater Accra Region died in the United States where he had been receiving medical treatment on 21 November 2018.^[6]
• ^b December 2018 - A referendum was conducted on 27 December 2018 on the creation of six new regions. All the new regions were approved. The Brong-Ahafo region was split into three, adding the Bono and the Bono East regions. The Northern Region was also split into three, the new additions being Savannah Region and North East Region. The Oti Region was carved out of the Volta Region and the Western Region was split into Western and Western North Region respectively.^[7]
• ^c - Mfantseman - 9 October 2020: The incumbent MP, Ekow Hayford of the NPP was murdered by armed robbers on the Nkusukum Mankessim-Abeadze Duadze Road on his way from a campaign trip.^[8][9] As his death is less than three months before the 2020 Ghanaian general election, Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Ghanaian Constitution stipulates that there shouldl not be a by-election in the constituency.^[10]
• ^d - Fomena - Following the decision of the standing MP, Andrew Amoako Asiamah to stand as an independent candidate in the 2020 Ghanaian general election, the NPP which he had left, petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to expel him as by registering as an independent candidate, the party no more recognised him as a member. Mike Oquaye subsequently ruled that his seat had become vacant in line with Article 97(1)(g) of the constitution.^[11][12]

By-elections

• Ayawaso West - 31 January 2019 - Following the death of Emmanuel Agyarko of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),^[13][14] the Electoral Commission of Ghana conducted a by-election. This was contested by four parties. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) declared on the eve of the election that they were withdrawing their candidate due to some reported violence.^[15][16] The election was won by one of the wives of the deceased former MP, Lydia Seyram Alhassan of the NPP with 68.8% of the votes. Kwasi Delali Brempong of the NDC, whose name was still on the ballot was the runner up with 30.52% of the votes. William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party had 0.58% while Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana had 0.1% of the total votes cast.^[17][18]
• Mfantseman - As the death of the sitting MP, Ekow Hayford was less than 3 months before the 2020 Ghanaian general election, no by-election was arranged as stipulated by the Ghanaian Constitution.^[10]