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Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as presidential elections.[1]
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Voter turnout |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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