Great Consolidated Popular Party

The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political party in Ghana.[3][4]

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]

Information taken from Electoral Commission of Ghana

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
    8th Extra-parliamentary
2008 62 0.2%
0 / 275
  Extra-parliamentary
2012 653 0.01%
0 / 275
    13th Extra-parliamentary
2016 1,368 0.01%
0 / 275
    8th Extra-parliamentary
2020 1,976 0.01%
0 / 275
    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. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "GCPP - Great Consolidated Popular Party". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. ^ "Dr Henry Lartey and John Amekah of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Henry Lartey". Official website. Great Consolidated Popular Party. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ^ "EC revises disparities in presidential election results". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Presidential Candidates Ghana Elections 2012". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Dan Lartey is dead". JoyOnline. Accra: The MultiMedia Group. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  11. ^ 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.