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1 Electoral performance  



1.1  Parliamentary elections  





1.2  Presidential elections  







2 References  














Great Consolidated Popular Party






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Great Consolidated Popular Party
ChairmanHenry Herbert Lartey
General SecretaryJohn Thompson
Founded1996
HeadquartersCitadel House, P.O.Box 3077, Accra
MottoCaring for people
Colours     
Red, white and yellow
SloganCaring for People[1]
Parliament
0 / 275

Election symbol
A Bird At Rest In The Centre Of 3 Concentric Circles[2]
  • Political parties
  • Elections

  • Information taken from Electoral Commission of Ghana

    The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political partyinGhana.[3][4]

    At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections.

    The party's founder and first leader, Daniel Augustus Lartey died 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
    1996 1,485 0.01%
    0 / 275

    8th Extra-parliamentary
    2000 Did not take part
    2004 4,690 0.05%
    0 / 275

    Steady Steady 8th Extra-parliamentary
    2008 62 0.2%
    0 / 275

    Steady Extra-parliamentary
    2012 653 0.01%
    0 / 275

    Steady Decrease 13th Extra-parliamentary
    2016 1,368 0.01%
    0 / 275

    Steady Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary
    2020 1,976 0.01%
    0 / 275

    Steady Decrease 9th Extra-parliamentary

    Presidential elections[edit]

    Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election
    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 by Edward Mahama (PNC)
    2000 Daniel Augustus Lartey 67,504[11] 1.04% 6th of 7
    1996 Opposition Great Alliance backed John Kufuor (NPP)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  • ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  • ^ "GCPP - Great Consolidated Popular Party". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  • ^ "Dr Henry Lartey and John Amekah of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  • ^ Owusu, Douglas Akwasi. "Dan Lartey passes on" (PDF). 30 December 2009. The Ghanaian Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  • ^ "Henry Lartey". Official website. Great Consolidated Popular Party. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  • ^ "EC revises disparities in presidential election results". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  • ^ Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (10 October 2016). "Mahama, Nduom, Ayariga, Boateng, Apaloo, others disqualified by EC". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  • ^ "Presidential Candidates Ghana Elections 2012". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  • ^ "Dan Lartey is dead". JoyOnline. Accra: The MultiMedia Group. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  • ^ Nunley, Albert C. (25 November 2012). "Elections in Ghana - December 2000 Presidential Election". African Elections Database. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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