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The Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic was then ushered in on the 7th of January, 2021 when the new Hon. Members of Parliament were sworn into office.<br/><br/> 275 Members of Parliament (MPs) represent the interests and concerns of Ghanaians in Parliament.<br/></p><br/> <h5>Party Representation</h5> <table border="0" style="border-spacing:10px;padding:10px"> <tbody> <tr> <td>New Patriotic Party(NPP)</td><td> - </td><td>137</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National Democratic Congress (NDC)</td><td> - </td><td>137</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Independent Candidate(s)</td><td> - </td><td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td><td> - </td><td style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-bottom:solid 1px black"><b>275</b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div id="chart1container" ></div><br/><br/>  </div><br class="clearfix" /> </div> <hr class="hr2" /> <div id="page-bottom"> <div id="page-bottom-content"> <div class="wrap clearfix"> <div class="col-1 fl"> <h5>RELATED LINKS</h5> <ul> <li class="last"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.parliament.gh/sp/">Student Parliament</a><br/></li> <li ><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cpahq.org/">Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - CPA</a><br/></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.au.int/">African Union</a><br/></li> <li class="last"><a target="_blank" href="www.ghana.gov.gh/">Government of Ghana</a><br/></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-1 fl push-2"><h5> </h5> <ul>  <li class="last"><a target="_blank" href="https://judicial.gov.gh/">The Judicial Service of Ghana</a><br/></li> <li class="last"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ecowas.int/">The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)</a><br/></li> <li class="last"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ipu.org">Inter-Parliamentary Union-IPU</a><br/></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="page-bottom-sidebar"> <div id="copyright"> <p>Copyright © 2022 Parliament of Ghana.<br/> All rights reserved. </p> <a href="disclaimer" style="text-decoration: underline">Disclaimer</a>  |  <a href="privacy" style="text-decoration: underline">Privacy Policy</a> <div style="float:right"><hr class="hr"/><br/> <div class="smallcircle"><br/> <center> <a href="#page" style="font-size:18px" title="Go to the top" class="icon icon-arrow-up"></a></center> </div> </div> <div style=""><br><br><br><img src="/images/parliament512x512.png" style="width:50px"/> <br><div> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.touchnetgh.pmw&hl=en&gl=US" ><img style="width:100px;height:45px;margin:-8px" src="/images/android_badge.png"/></a>  <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parliamentary-watch/id1578774571"><img style="width:100px;height:30px;" src="/images/apple_download.png"/></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <br class="clearfix" /> </div> </div> <br class="gone" /> </body> </html>

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