Great Consolidated Popular Party
Great Consolidated Popular Party | |
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 Logo of the Great Consolidated Popular Party | |
| Chairman | Henry Herbert Lartey |
| General Secretary | John Thompson |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Citadel House, P.O.Box 3077,Accra |
| Motto | Caring for people |
| Colours | Red,whiteandyellow |
| Slogan | Caring for People[1] |
| Parliament | 0 / 275 |
| Election symbol | |
| A Bird At Rest In The Centre Of 3 Concentric Circles[2] | |
Information taken fromElectoral Commission of Ghana | |
TheGreat Consolidated Popular Partyis apolitical partyinGhana.[3][4]
At the lastelections,7 December 2004, the party was part of theGrand Coalition,that won 4 out of 230 seats.Edward Mahama,candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in thepresidential elections.
The party's founder and first leader,Daniel Augustus Larteydied on 28 December 2009 at the age of 83 years.[5]His eldest son, Henry Herbert Lartey, succeeded him.[6]
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 1996 | 1,485 | 0.01% | 0 / 275
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8th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2000 | Did not take part | |||||
| 2004 | 4,690 | 0.05% | 0 / 275
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8th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2008 | 62 | 0.2% | 0 / 275
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Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2012 | 653 | 0.01% | 0 / 275
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 13th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2016 | 1,368 | 0.01% | 0 / 275
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 8th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 1,976 | 0.01% | 0 / 275
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9th
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Extra-parliamentary |
Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Candidate | Number of votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
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| 2016 | Henry Herbert Lartey | 3,564 | 0.03% | 12th of 12[7] |
| 2016 | Henry Herbert Lartey | — | — | Disqualified[8] |
| 2012 | Henry Herbert Lartey | 38,223[9] | 0.35% | 4th of 8 |
| 2008 | Daniel Augustus Lartey | — | — | Disqualified[10] |
| 2004 | Daniel Augustus Lartey | — | — | Grand coalition led byEdward Mahama(PNC) |
| 2000 | Daniel Augustus Lartey | 67,504[11] | 1.04% | 6th of 7 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | Opposition Great Alliance backedJohn Kufuor(NPP) |
References
[edit]- ^"Political Parties".Official website.Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2020.Retrieved6 November2020.
- ^"Political Parties".Official website.Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2019.Retrieved6 November2020.
- ^"GCPP - Great Consolidated Popular Party".www.ghanaweb.com.Retrieved2023-08-30.
- ^"Dr Henry Lartey and John Amekah of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)".Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news.Retrieved2023-08-30.
- ^Owusu, Douglas Akwasi."Dan Lartey passes on"(PDF).30 December 2009.The Ghanaian Times. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 September 2013.Retrieved2 November2012.
- ^"Henry Lartey".Official website.Great Consolidated Popular Party. Archived fromthe originalon 1 July 2012.Retrieved2 November2012.
- ^"EC revises disparities in presidential election results".www.ghanaweb.com.10 December 2020.Retrieved11 December2020.
- ^Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (10 October 2016)."Mahama, Nduom, Ayariga, Boateng, Apaloo, others disqualified by EC".Graphic Online.Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd.Retrieved27 October2020.
- ^"Presidential Candidates Ghana Elections 2012".ghanaweb.com.GhanaWeb.Retrieved27 October2020.
- ^"Dan Lartey is dead".JoyOnline.Accra: The MultiMedia Group. 29 December 2019.Retrieved27 October2020.
- ^Nunley, Albert C. (25 November 2012)."Elections in Ghana - December 2000 Presidential Election".African Elections Database.Archivedfrom the original on 16 October 2020.Retrieved27 October2020.
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